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LAGOPUS CINEREUS. THE GKEV PTARMIGAN, 



PTARMIGAN, WHITE GAME. WHITE GROUSE. GREV PTARMIGAH, 

 ROCK GROUSE. AN TARMACHAN. 



Tetrao Lagopus. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 274, 



Tetrao Lagopus, Lath. Ind. Orn. IL 631), 



Ptarmigan. Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



Tetras Ptarmigan. Tetrao Lagopus. Teram. Man. d'Orn. IL 468, 



Common Ptarmigan. Lagopus mutus. Selb. lUustr. L 430. 



Tetrao Lagopus. Common Ptarmigan. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 170, 



The male in wijiter wJiite^ with a black land from the hill to 

 the eye^ the tail-feathers greyish-black, based and tipped with 

 white, the shafts of the primaries broicn. Female in winter whitCy 

 the feathers between the bill and the eye black at the base only, 

 the tail-feathers brownish-black, based and tipped icith tchite, the 

 shafts of the primaries brown. 



In spring, both sexes white, mottled icith dark-grey and yellow 

 feathers, which are barred with black ; the wings, lower jmrts, and 

 tail as in wiiiter. 



In summer the head, neck, upper parts and sides spotted and 

 barred with yellow and broicnish-black ; the icings, lower p>arts, 

 and tail as in winter. 



In autumn, the plumage of the upper parts and sides finely 

 barred with greyish-tchite and greyish-black ; the head, nech, and 

 sides retaining the yellow summer feathers longest ; the wings, 

 lower parts, and tail as in icinter. 



Young, spotted and banned with yellow and dark brown ; 

 wings white, the shafts of the primaries dusky ; tail brownish- 

 black, the middle feathers barred with yellow and dark-grey. 



The Grey Ptarmigan resembles the Brown, as well as tlie 

 Red, in external form and proportions, the body being full, the 



