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Keeve's Pheasant (Phasianus Eeevesii). 



This species was introduced into the district a few years 

 ago, and has become tolerably plentiful. It is a great orna- 

 ment to the woods, its beautifully marked plumage and long 

 tail giving it a splendid appearance while in flight. It seems 

 to be quite as hardy as the common pheasant in resisting 

 winter storms. 



Black Grouse {Tetrao tctrix). 

 Numerous, especially about Abriachan woods. 



Red Grouse (Layopics Scoticus). 

 Abounds on all the moors. 



Ptarmigan {Lag opus mutus). 

 A few inhabit the higher parts of Mealfourvonie. 



Partridge {Perdix cinerea). 

 Plentiful in the cultivated parts. 



Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola). 



Breeds in the woods near Balmacaan, on a small patch of 

 marshy ground. 



Snipe (Scolopax gallinago). 

 Shot occasionally, but does not seem to be very numerous. 



Landrail {Crex pratensis). 



Common everywhere in the corn and hay fields. Before 

 the grass is long enough to cover them they skulk about in 

 ditches and among the thick undergrowth, occasionally utter- 

 ing their harsh and disagreeable cry. 



