. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. TETRAONID^. 497. THE PTARMIGAN. Lagopus miJtus (Montin). As regards Great Britain, the Ptarmigan is now confined to Scotland; but there are traditions of its occurrence in former times on the fells of Cumberland and Westmorland. Investigations by Mr. R. Service (Zool. 1887, pp. 81-89) have shown that a few birds existed in the highest portions of Dumfriesshire and Galloway until about 1822, when the last were captured near Sanquhar, but a subsequent attempt by the late Duke of Buccleuch to re-stock that district proved unsuccessful; while on Arr
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. TETRAONID^. 497. THE PTARMIGAN. Lagopus miJtus (Montin). As regards Great Britain, the Ptarmigan is now confined to Scotland; but there are traditions of its occurrence in former times on the fells of Cumberland and Westmorland. Investigations by Mr. R. Service (Zool. 1887, pp. 81-89) have shown that a few birds existed in the highest portions of Dumfriesshire and Galloway until about 1822, when the last were captured near Sanquhar, but a subsequent attempt by the late Duke of Buccleuch to re-stock that district proved unsuccessful; while on Arran, though at one time re-introduced, its presence is now doubtful. A few pairs survive on the Paps of Jura, and gradually decreasing numbers are found in Skye, Harris, and Lewis. From the vicinity of Ben Lomond north- ward, the Ptarmigan inhabits the " region of stones " on the higher mountain-masses, especially in Perthshire, Aberdeenshire, Inverness- shire, Ross, and Sutherland. In Ireland it is unknown. Q Q. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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