. Arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. 3^4 ROCK, AND GREAT GROUS. 184. Rocx. Male. Size. FSMALS. JJ^OCK Gr. With a black line from the bill to the eye. In all other parts of the plumage of the fame colors with the White, N» i8j i but inferior in fize by one third. Differs in nature. Feeds on the tops of fmall birch. Frequents only the dry rocky grounds, and the larch plains. Makes a fingu- lar fnoring noife, with its neck ftreched out, and feemingly with difficulty. Is very numerous in the northern parts of IM/on's Bay and never vifits the fouthern end, except in very hard weather Ne
. Arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. 3^4 ROCK, AND GREAT GROUS. 184. Rocx. Male. Size. FSMALS. JJ^OCK Gr. With a black line from the bill to the eye. In all other parts of the plumage of the fame colors with the White, N» i8j i but inferior in fize by one third. Differs in nature. Feeds on the tops of fmall birch. Frequents only the dry rocky grounds, and the larch plains. Makes a fingu- lar fnoring noife, with its neck ftreched out, and feemingly with difficulty. Is very numerous in the northern parts of IM/on's Bay and never vifits the fouthern end, except in very hard weather Never takes Ihelter in the woods, but fits on the rocks, or burrows in the fnow. Is inferior in goodnefs to the A. Great Grous, J?a Zool i. N°92. Tetraonis alterum Genus, Plinii, lib. x. c. 22. Tetrao urogallus Kjader, Faun. Suec. N" lOC^Latham. La Tetras, ou le grand Coq de Bruycre, DeBuffon, ii. tab. */. Enl. 73, 74, QR. With head, neck, and back croffed with (lender lines of black and grey: upper part of the breaft gloffy green: tail black i the feathers on each fide fpotted with white: legs feathered: toes naked and peftinated. Length two feet eight: Weight fometimes fourteen pounds. Length of the female only two feet two: color ferruginous and black, difpofed generally in bars. Notwith-. 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 Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. London : Printed for Robert Faulder . ..
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