1 82 THE BIRDS OF BERKS AND BUCKS. 



Order III.— RASORES. 



Family — TETRAONlDyE. 



Capercaillie {Tetj'ao urogalhts). In the autumn 

 of 1855, a cock and hen of this fine species were 

 shot in the woods known as Burnham Beeches. 

 These birds were taken to an Eton stuffer, and 

 were apparently in good condition. It is most un- 

 likely that they were * visitors from Scandinavia,' and 

 almost equally so that they could have flown from 

 a Scotch wood ; and the only way, therefore, in which 

 their appearance can be accounted for is by supposing 

 that they must have escaped from confinement. 



Virginian Colin {Ortyx Virginiand). There 

 seems to be no doubt that this species, which is also 

 known as the Virginian Quail or Partridge, has little 

 claim to be considered a British bird. It has fre- 

 quently been kept in confinement in this country, and 

 the probability is that the few which have been shot 

 here at intervals were birds which had been restored 

 to liberty or regained it by accident. Solitary indi- 

 viduals have been shot in different localities in Berk- 

 shire, and in 1850 Mr. Hasell received some in the 



