216 A HAND-LIST OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



L.t.tctri% 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Europe from Scandinavia and Russia to 

 Switzerland and Apennines, but not found in Pyrenees. Repre- 

 sented by various other races from east Russia eastwards (c/. 

 Lorenz, Die Birkhiihner Riisslands) . 



LAGOPUS LAGOPUS 



464. Lagopus lagopus scoticus (Lath.) — THE RED GROUSE. 



Tetrao scoticus Latham, Gen. Syn., Suppl., i, p. 290 (1787 — Scotland). 

 Lagopus scoticus (Latham), Yarrell, in, p. 73 ; Sannders, p. 495. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Resident. England and Wales. — In, 

 and west and north of, Glamorgan, Brecon, Hereford, Salop, Staffs., 

 Derby, Yorks. Stragglers have occurred many counties and intro- 

 ductions have been made in Surrey and Suffolk. Scotland. — 

 Generally distributed, but not Shetlands, where attempts have been 

 made at introduction. Ireland. — In every county, especially moun- 

 tains of west and bogs of central ^^lain, but seldom numerous. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Originally exclusively British, but re- 

 cently introduced (successfully) into the Eiffel Mountains in west 

 Germany and Belgium, and perhaps other places abroad. Replaced 

 by other races in north Euroi^e, north Asia, and North America. 



LAGOPUS MUTUS 



465. Lagopus mutus mutus (Montin) — THE PTARMIGAN. 



Tetrao mutus Montin, Phys. Salsk. Handl., i, p. 155 (1776-86 — 



Sweden). 



Lagopus mutus (Montin), Yarrell, in, p. 83 ; Saunders, p. 497. 



Distribution. — Scotland. — Resident. On high mountains of main- 

 land from Ben Lomond north, also a few in Jura, Skye, Lewis, and 

 Harris. Extinct Orknej^s, Arran, Dumfries. Unsuccessful 

 attempts at introduction into Ireland have been made. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Mountains of Europe from Scandinavia 

 to Pyrenees and Alps, eastwards to Ural, and perhaps far into 

 Asia. Replaced by a number of allied forms in arctic regions, and 

 apparently in Japan. 



PHASIANUS COLCHICUS* 



466. Phasianus colchicus L.— THE PHEASANT. 



Phasianus colchicus Linngeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 158 (1758 — 



' ' Habitat in Africa, Asia." Africa is wTong ! Restricted typical locality : 



Colchis). 



Phasianus colchicus (Linnaeus), Yarrell, in, p. 91 ; Saunders, p. 499. 



* Evidently Phasianus colchicus colchicus L. was first introduced into 

 England. Afterwards the Ring-necked Pheasant, P. colchicus torquatus, 

 and several allied forms were acclimatized, and they have so freely mixed 

 with the old race that hardly any pure colchicus can now be found, and most 

 or all British Pheasants are now mongrels. — E.H. 



