THIS VERY DARK SHARP-TAILED GROUSE WAS PHOTOGRAPHED ALONG WITH IT'S CHICK IN EXTREME NE BRITISH COLUMBIA. WHILE SOME REFERENCES STATE THAT SHARPTAILS AT THE NORTHERN EXTREMITY OF THEIR RANGE HAVE SOME BLACK IN THEIR PLUMAGE NO ILLUSTRATION OR AUTHOR SEEMS TO DESCRIBE A BIRD AS DARK AS THIS INDIVIDUAL. IF THE VIEWER IS FAMILIAR WITH SHARPTAILS IN THE NWT, YUKON, OR ALASKA PLEASE DROP ME A LINE ADVISING ME AS TO WHETHER THIS BIRD FALLS WITHIN THE NORM FOR THESE AREAS.