. A history of British birds . minentcharacters are those of the Grouse. The space above theeye, however, is not bare, as in the Grouse, but entirelyfeathered, as in the Pheasant; the whole of the neck iscovered with black feathers, somewhat mottled; the tail isnot forked, but fan-shaped, and half as long as that of thePheasant; the tarsi are bare, as in the Pheasant; thecolour is generally, except the neck, that of the Pheasant;but it has the white spot on the shoulders, as in the Grouse. Another example, now figured from a coloured draw- 72 TETRAONIDiE. ing supplied by the late Mr. Selby, of
. A history of British birds . minentcharacters are those of the Grouse. The space above theeye, however, is not bare, as in the Grouse, but entirelyfeathered, as in the Pheasant; the whole of the neck iscovered with black feathers, somewhat mottled; the tail isnot forked, but fan-shaped, and half as long as that of thePheasant; the tarsi are bare, as in the Pheasant; thecolour is generally, except the neck, that of the Pheasant;but it has the white spot on the shoulders, as in the Grouse. Another example, now figured from a coloured draw- 72 TETRAONIDiE. ing supplied by the late Mr. Selby, of Twizell House,was shot early in December, 1839, iu a large wood a fewmiles to the east of Fenton. • Of late years other instanceshave been recorded, one of the most recent being describedby Mr. J. Gatcombe (Zool. 1879, p. 60). Mr. Lloyd saysthat it is on record that a Black-cock, confined in a coopwith a domestic hen, paired with her, the result beingseven hybrids, all females, and these subsequently provedgood laying THE RED GROUSE. 73 OA LLINJE. TETRA ONIDJi.
Size: 1460px × 1712px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorsaun, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectbirds
