. Home life in bird-land [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. «%?»r;;\; » '.â¦iV', 'mi. ''.tM P w 1 I '.':'< â ill til i till i* III i i' fi (' ill m ^^".^iwt^i 250 The Private Life of the Grouse Tlic lUd (iroiisc is (oiitcnt with '⢠tl'^" li'-^'.vhens. When this -lek- is over they retire with the leniales thev have secured. an<l they seen, as proud of their train as any cock of his lollowin«;'. When the weather hecomes warmer the hens select a cosy place unonj-st the heather, make a sli-ht scratchino- in the onnrnd : and there, in such an apology for a ne
. Home life in bird-land [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. «%?»r;;\; » '.â¦iV', 'mi. ''.tM P w 1 I '.':'< â ill til i till i* III i i' fi (' ill m ^^".^iwt^i 250 The Private Life of the Grouse Tlic lUd (iroiisc is (oiitcnt with '⢠tl'^" li'-^'.vhens. When this -lek- is over they retire with the leniales thev have secured. an<l they seen, as proud of their train as any cock of his lollowin«;'. When the weather hecomes warmer the hens select a cosy place unonj-st the heather, make a sli-ht scratchino- in the onnrnd : and there, in such an apology for a nest, they deposit their eons as many as ten hem^ often laid, while iT exceptional cases fifteen have been found. The male Red Cirouse remains durin"' incubation very near to his sitting mate : and when searchino- for their nests the lieather. 1 have found them by placing- a stick iâ the jrround whence the male rose, and then workii\^' round in circles. The cock rises from the or,âmd with a loud i. 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 Pike, Oliver G. (Oliver Gregory), b. 1877. Toronto : Musson
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