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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



parts, marked with white ; breast, shaded with green ; tail, 

 rounded and black, with spots of white; irides, brown; 

 bare spots above eyes, bright red ; bill, whitish. Length, 

 from thirty-three to thirty-six inches. The female, which is 

 less than the male, is of a yellowish chestnut, with variega- 

 tions of black, brown, rufous, and white. 



Blacft (5rou0c, 



The Black Grouse {Tetrao teirix, Linnaeus) is a resident 

 in this country; it also inhabits Northern Europe, and is 

 met with in some parts of Central as well as Southern 



