. A hand-book to the game-birds . Fig. 7.—Sternum of Red Grouse. none of the pale underlying spots characteristic of the Sand-Grouse, Hemipodes, and Wading Birds, being found. THE GROUSE. FAMILY TETRAONID^. Distinguished by having the hind-toe raised above thelevel of the other toes. The nostrils are wholly, and thefeet (metatarsi) partially or entirely hidden by feathers, neverarmed with spurs. The toes are either covered with feathersor naked and pectinate, ^ with a series of horny comb-likeprocesses on each side. I. THE WILLOW GROUSE AND LAGOPUS. Lagopus^ Briss. Orn. i.
. A hand-book to the game-birds . Fig. 7.—Sternum of Red Grouse. none of the pale underlying spots characteristic of the Sand-Grouse, Hemipodes, and Wading Birds, being found. THE GROUSE. FAMILY TETRAONID^. Distinguished by having the hind-toe raised above thelevel of the other toes. The nostrils are wholly, and thefeet (metatarsi) partially or entirely hidden by feathers, neverarmed with spurs. The toes are either covered with feathersor naked and pectinate, ^ with a series of horny comb-likeprocesses on each side. I. THE WILLOW GROUSE AND LAGOPUS. Lagopus^ Briss. Orn. i. pp. 181, 216 (1760).Type, L. lagopus (Linn.).These birds may be easily known from all other members PLATE II.
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