. A history of British birds. Birds. 434 BRITISH BIRDS. long tapeworm in the intestines; but he did not detect the smaller para- sitic worm. The Red Grouse has often been kept in confinement, and has even been known to breed under such conditions. Hybrids between the present species and other game birds are extremely rare. It has been known to interbreed with the Black Grouse, and possibly with the Ptarmigan. The general colour of the adult male Red Grouse in spring plumage is chestnut-brown, most of the feathers being barred, vermiculated,- and speckled with black. There are obscure indicatio
. A history of British birds. Birds. 434 BRITISH BIRDS. long tapeworm in the intestines; but he did not detect the smaller para- sitic worm. The Red Grouse has often been kept in confinement, and has even been known to breed under such conditions. Hybrids between the present species and other game birds are extremely rare. It has been known to interbreed with the Black Grouse, and possibly with the Ptarmigan. The general colour of the adult male Red Grouse in spring plumage is chestnut-brown, most of the feathers being barred, vermiculated,- and speckled with black. There are obscure indications of a moustachial stripe; the axillaries Und under wing-coverts are nearly white; and the feathers on the belly, legs, and feet are greyish white. Bill and claws brownish black; irides hazel; over each eye is a brilliant scarlet wattle. In the female the chestnut-brown is replaced by huffish brown, and the wattles over the eye are much smaller and duller in colour. The autumn plumage scarcely difiFers from that of summer; but birds of the year may be distinguished by the pale tips to most of the feathers, causing them to appear much more distinctly spotted. Young in down are huffish yellow mottled with chestnut-brown. There is considerable individual variation in the colour of the plumage in this species; and many writers have endeavoured to show that this variation is local; but the balance of evidence in this, as in many other similar cases, is in favour of the supposition that we are dealing with climatic and not geographical Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc. ]
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