. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. «l 116 BIRDS. Foremost among game birds is the grouse, or, as it is called in the country, partridge, and is identical with the Norwegian ryper. Its jjroper name is Lagopus alhus, or willow-grouse. The ptarmigan Lagopus rupestris, called in New- foundland the rock-partridge, is also found in some parts of the island, but is more rare, and is similar in appearance and habits to the Scotch ptarmigan. Grouse are numerous all over the island; the coveys average from eight t
. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. «l 116 BIRDS. Foremost among game birds is the grouse, or, as it is called in the country, partridge, and is identical with the Norwegian ryper. Its jjroper name is Lagopus alhus, or willow-grouse. The ptarmigan Lagopus rupestris, called in New- foundland the rock-partridge, is also found in some parts of the island, but is more rare, and is similar in appearance and habits to the Scotch ptarmigan. Grouse are numerous all over the island; the coveys average from eight to twelve, and afford good sport, except in the interior, where they are so tame they may be knocked down with a stick. The best bird for the talie is the Esquimaux curlew (Numenius horealis), which makes its apjDearance on the shores of Labrador and the northern part of Newfound- land in August, preparatory to its annual migra- tion to warmer latitudes. Unlike the larger species common in the British Isles, these birds are delicious eating, whether cooked fresh or potted. They arrive in immense flocks, feed- ing greedily upon the blue-berries, which are plentiful on the barrens, coming down to the sea-shore at low water, and returnino- as the tide rises. So plump are they that they some-. 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 Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. Edinburgh; London : W. Blackwood
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