. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . ULACS BRonSE.—FfcMALE. 78 THE RED GKOUSE.—C OF THE THE BE9 OROtrSI THE RED GROUSE, OR RED GAME. The weight of the male is about nineteen and of the female fifteen bill is black; and at ihe base of thelower mandible tbere is on each side awhite spot. l*acli eye is arche
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . ULACS BRonSE.—FfcMALE. 78 THE RED GKOUSE.—C OF THE THE BE9 OROtrSI THE RED GROUSE, OR RED GAME. The weight of the male is about nineteen and of the female fifteen bill is black; and at ihe base of thelower mandible tbere is on each side awhite spot. l*acli eye is arched alarge, naked, scarlet spot. The throatis red. The plumage of the upper partsof the body is mottled with dusky redand black. The breast and belly arepurplish, crossed with small dusky lineat COCK OF THE PLAINS. This large and beautiful species of Grouse, little inferior to theTurkey in size, and the American counterpart of the Cock of theWoods, was first seen by Lewis and Clarke in the wild recesses■within the central chains of the Rocky Mountains, from whence theyextend in accumulating numbers to the plains of the Columbia, andare common throughout the Oregon Territory, as well as the neigh-boring province of California. The (light of this large bird is slow, unsteady, and attended with awhirring sound, the wings being kept in a hurried motion, as i
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