CATALOaUE OF BIRDS. G5 



EED GROUSE.— (Winter.) 



Case 71. 



This case is exhibited to show the plumage of the old 

 male Grouse during winter and early spring. 



Some specimens are much more strongly marked 

 with white than others. 



The birds were shot in Glenlyon, in Perthshire, 

 during the winter of 1865. 



CAPERCAILLIB. 



Case 72. 



Though thoroughly naturalized by a residence of 

 many years, the present stock of this magnificent 

 Grouse is only an importation from the North of 

 Europe. Strath Glass and the adjacent Glens are 

 said to have been the last strongholds of the 

 native breed; and to those who are acquainted 

 with the immense fir woods that cover the sides of 

 some of the rugged hills in these localities the 

 cause of their disappearance must for ever be 

 a mystery. 



The specimens were shot in Perthshire, in 1878. 



CORMOEANT.— (Mature.) 



Case 73. 



These birds are common round many parts of the 

 coast, and occasionally make their appearance on 

 inland waters. 



They seem to have a partiality for resting on 

 elevated spots, such as detached rocks or beacons at 



