. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . THE BLACK GROUSE. BLACK GAME, OR BLACK COCK. i^etrao Tetrix, Lin.—Le Coq de Bruyere a queue four-chucy BufF.) This bird, though not larger than a fowl,weighs near four pounds ; its length is about onefoot ten inches; breadth two feet nine: The billis black; the eyes dark blue; below each eyethere is a fpot of a dirty white colour, and above alarger one, of a bright fcarlet, which extends al-moft to the top of the head ; the general colour ofthe plumage is of a deep black, richly glofled withblue on the neck and rump; the lefler wing c
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . THE BLACK GROUSE. BLACK GAME, OR BLACK COCK. i^etrao Tetrix, Lin.—Le Coq de Bruyere a queue four-chucy BufF.) This bird, though not larger than a fowl,weighs near four pounds ; its length is about onefoot ten inches; breadth two feet nine: The billis black; the eyes dark blue; below each eyethere is a fpot of a dirty white colour, and above alarger one, of a bright fcarlet, which extends al-moft to the top of the head ; the general colour ofthe plumage is of a deep black, richly glofled withblue on the neck and rump; the lefler wing co-verts &re dulky brown; the greater are white. BRITISH BIRDS. 299 which extends to the ridge of the wing, forming afpot of that colour on the flioulder when the wingis clofed; the quills are brown, the lower partsand tips of the fecondaries are white, forming abar of white acrofs the wing—there is likewife afpot of white on the baftard wing; the feathers ofthe tail are almofl; fquare at the ends, and whenfpread out, form a curve on each fide ; th
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