. Birds through the year . its ever having existed in a natural state on the greatheaths which cover wide tracts of north-west Germany,especially as it now appears to be doing well in severalplaces where it has been introduced into both Germany andBelgium. Not even the little dark heather linnets, or twites, C1,»M> IO 74 SPRING are so thoroughly characteristic of the heather-clad moor-lands as the grouse. The twite is hardly ever found inspring or summer in the south or west of England, and isscarce even in the north ; it does not become common untilwe reach the Scotch highlands and islands
. Birds through the year . its ever having existed in a natural state on the greatheaths which cover wide tracts of north-west Germany,especially as it now appears to be doing well in severalplaces where it has been introduced into both Germany andBelgium. Not even the little dark heather linnets, or twites, C1,»M> IO 74 SPRING are so thoroughly characteristic of the heather-clad moor-lands as the grouse. The twite is hardly ever found inspring or summer in the south or west of England, and isscarce even in the north ; it does not become common untilwe reach the Scotch highlands and islands. But the grouseare the true moorfowl, as they call them in the north ; andthe cock grouse has all the habits of proprietorship. Hisperemptory cry of Go back! Go back! sounds a challengelike the bark of the raven, as he mounts to some heathyknoll to face the intruder; and it rings as pleasantly in theear from the heave of the moor close at hand, as the bub-bling spring cry of the curlew, scouting round the RED-GROUSE
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