. A history of British birds . THE RED GROUSE. 73 OA LLINJE. TETRA ^S -^^ Lagopus scoticus (Latham*).THE RED GROUSE. Lagopus scoticus. Lagopus, Brissonf.—Bill very short, clothed at the base with feathers ; theupper mandible convex, and bent down at the point. Nostrils basal, lateral,partly closed by an arched membrane, and nearly hidden by the small closely-setfeathers at the base of the bill. Eyebrows naked, as in the genus Tetrao. * Tetrao scoticus, Latham, Ind, Orn., ii. p. 641 (1790).+ Omithologie, i. pp. 181, 216 (1760).VOL. in. L 74 TETRAONIDj;. Wings sbort, concave, with the t
. A history of British birds . THE RED GROUSE. 73 OA LLINJE. TETRA ^S -^^ Lagopus scoticus (Latham*).THE RED GROUSE. Lagopus scoticus. Lagopus, Brissonf.—Bill very short, clothed at the base with feathers ; theupper mandible convex, and bent down at the point. Nostrils basal, lateral,partly closed by an arched membrane, and nearly hidden by the small closely-setfeathers at the base of the bill. Eyebrows naked, as in the genus Tetrao. * Tetrao scoticus, Latham, Ind, Orn., ii. p. 641 (1790).+ Omithologie, i. pp. 181, 216 (1760).VOL. in. L 74 TETRAONIDj;. Wings sbort, concave, with the third and fourth feathers the longest. Tail ofsixteen feathers, generally square at the end. Tarsi and toes completelyfeathered ; hind toe very short, and barely touching the ground with the tip ofthe nail. Nails long, and nearly straight. This handsome species is the British representative of theWillow-Grouse {Lagopas alhns), which ranges from Norwayacross the entire continents of Europe, Asia, and NorthAmerica. There can he little question that hoth species aresprung
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