. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 239 observed that it utters a clear ringing note, as well as the familiar " cok-cok-cok," and feeds upon grain and tender shoots of ling {Calhma) and heather {Erica), besides other plants. The nest of moss, grass, and the like is placed amidst heather, and con- tains from six to ten, or even more, yellowish-white eggs, thickly blotched and spotted with fine red-brown, purplish, or black. In England the Eed Grouse is found as far south as Derbyshire and Shropshire, in Wales to Glamorgan; while unsuccessful attempts. Fig. 48.—Red G
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 239 observed that it utters a clear ringing note, as well as the familiar " cok-cok-cok," and feeds upon grain and tender shoots of ling {Calhma) and heather {Erica), besides other plants. The nest of moss, grass, and the like is placed amidst heather, and con- tains from six to ten, or even more, yellowish-white eggs, thickly blotched and spotted with fine red-brown, purplish, or black. In England the Eed Grouse is found as far south as Derbyshire and Shropshire, in Wales to Glamorgan; while unsuccessful attempts. Fig. 48.—Red Grouse. Lagopus scoticus. x \. have been made to introduce it into Surrey and elsewhere. In Ireland it is rather thinly distributed, but in Scotland it reaches the Orkneys, and an occasional brood has been known to be reared in Shetland, where a few pairs were turned down between 1858 and 1883. It has also been acclimatized in Southern Sweden. Lagopus alhus, the Willow Grouse of Northern Europe, Asia, and America, termed the " Dal-riporre " in Scandinavia, is completely white in winter, except for the lateral rectrices, which are chiefly lilack; in summer it resembles the Eed Grouse, but is distinguished by the white wing-quills. The female is smaller. The habits. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862-; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. London : Macmillan and Co. ; New York : The Macmillan Company
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