. Birds of the loch and mountain [microform]. Bird watching; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. 22 BIRDS OF well AM) MOL'XTAIS old at the outsidi'. Crouse have been known to nest as carlv as February, but personally I have never seen eggs befon; the end of April, and the usual nesting time is the first three weeks of GROUSES NEST IN A TUFT OF RUSHES The nest is, usualK", made amongst fairly 'ong heather or ling, and is well hidden. The eggs number from six to twelve ; sometimes e\en more. They are beautifullv speckled and blotched with dark brown, and harmonise ver>- well with the surround
. Birds of the loch and mountain [microform]. Bird watching; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. 22 BIRDS OF well AM) MOL'XTAIS old at the outsidi'. Crouse have been known to nest as carlv as February, but personally I have never seen eggs befon; the end of April, and the usual nesting time is the first three weeks of GROUSES NEST IN A TUFT OF RUSHES The nest is, usualK", made amongst fairly 'ong heather or ling, and is well hidden. The eggs number from six to twelve ; sometimes e\en more. They are beautifullv speckled and blotched with dark brown, and harmonise ver>- well with the surrounding heather. The hen is a fairly close sitter, espocialh- when incubation is far advanced ; Al. 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 Gordon, Seton, 1886-1977. London ; Toronto : Cassell
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