Bonasa u. togata. Lake Umbagog, Me. Sept. & Oct. 1893. 1893 Bonasa togata Oct. 5 — closely pressed for thin (no.1) entire length; His head, neck and body were all in a nearly quite vertical line the neck rather shortened, the crest slightly raised, the wing slightly spread ready for the first stroke. As he sat thus turning his sight hole squarely towards me I was reminded forcibly of the bird which I mounted years ago. Indeed I could not possibly have done better with this living model before me. I watched the bird drum twice and easily followed the wing strokes which had a sweep of about 12 inches beginning about 6 inches behind the back and ending about the same distance in front of the breast. There is positively no doubt whatever that the primaries for their entire length stretch only the empty air It is possible that the basal portion of the wing may come against the body but I take nothing to indicate this and am still inclined: 1/2 Oct. 6 Although the entire day was rather calm and very warm our Partridge did not drum once during the forenoon. He began at 4.30 P.M. and kept it up until long after sunset, I watched him for about an hour, and saw him drum 5 times, the light was fairly good as I had previously cut away all the intervening brush thus was nothing between my glass & the bird. He stood and drummed on exactly the same spot as yesterday but feinted a little more towards me; this enabled me to see between his right wing and the body. Although my previous impression that the primaries were quite clear of the body and well in front of it was fully confirmed it was for the first time looked at If the carpal joint struck the side of the breast The plumage of which seemed to be undulated and more or less disarranged at each forward blow of the wing. Perhaps after all, the drumming produced partly by the thumping of the wing joint on the breast and partly by the impact of the primaries on the air. The bird regularly raised its ruffs even at the end of each drumming period but at no other time. The crest was constantly raised. Lake Umbagog, Me. Sept. & Oct. 1893. 1893 Bonasa togata Oct. 5 — to think that the entire (no.3) wing twinges clear of the body after the bird finished drumming he spread his tail nearly to its full extent and circled once or twice as already described, then he assumed the brooping attitude. Lake Umbagog, Me. Sept. & Oct. 1893. Bonasa togata Oct. 13 Our Partridge drummed at intervals for more than two hours this morning, squawking at about half I watched him several times under the for the best conditions that I have ever enjoyed. The light was clear and strong and coming from behind me straight and coming directly on the bird. We faced about directly on the bird. We faced about directly on the bird. He faced about directly on the bird. He faced about directly on the bird. He faced about directly on the bird. He faced about directly on the bird. He faced about directly on the bird. He faced about on quarter of the circle away from me and I followed the wing during its entire stroke and at the lower half rather looked between it & the body. Neither over the secondaries, nor the primaries. If the carpal joint, nose, in short, any to the carpal joint, nose, in short, any to the carpal joint, nose, in short, any to the carpal joint, nose, in short, any to the carpal joint, nose, in short, any part of the wing or its feathers struck part of the body or, indeed, at any time (even when the wing was closed) came near within two or three inches to it. I think than two or three inches to it. I think the possibility positively clearly denied, the wing during its of motion that the wing through the air certainly struck through the air that the agitation of the plumage 32