BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 435 



Capercail3ie. 







The Capercailzie {l^elrao u/oj^m//us, Linnaius), which be- 

 came extinct about a hundred years ago, has since been 

 introduced, and is now fairly abundant in the central 

 portion of Scotland. It also inhal)its the Northern Pale- 

 arctic Region. The general colouration of the plumage of 

 the adult male is dark slate-grey ; scapulars, wing-coverts, 

 and primaries have fine vermiculations of whitish ; under 



