. British birds & their eggs : with a new method of identification . 00 GROUSE. 183 on hollowed wings. The bird is monogamous, andpairs are encountered only during ftie breeding season,coveys in autumn, and packs, often very numerous,in the later part of the year. The Red Grouse hasthe distinction of being the only bird exclusivelyBritish. BLACK GROUSE.—Plate 81. Male: 22 inches;black, with a rich blue cast, but dull on the wings;the under parts next the tail and a bar across thewing white; scarlet wattle above the eye; theouter feathers of the tail curved outwards. Female:15 inches; chest
. British birds & their eggs : with a new method of identification . 00 GROUSE. 183 on hollowed wings. The bird is monogamous, andpairs are encountered only during ftie breeding season,coveys in autumn, and packs, often very numerous,in the later part of the year. The Red Grouse hasthe distinction of being the only bird exclusivelyBritish. BLACK GROUSE.—Plate 81. Male: 22 inches;black, with a rich blue cast, but dull on the wings;the under parts next the tail and a bar across thewing white; scarlet wattle above the eye; theouter feathers of the tail curved outwards. Female:15 inches; chestnut and buff, barred with Eggs.—6-10, yellowish-white, spotted all over withorange-brown ; 20 x 14 inches (plate 129). Nest.—A slight hollow in the ground under coverof a bush. Distribution.—Chiefly north of England and inScotland, though occurring in the < midland, southern,and south-western counties of England to someextent. The Blackcock and Gray Hen, as the male andfemale birds of the Black Grouse respectively arecalled, are essentially bir
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