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leaves or pine needles used as a lining to the 

 hollow, scraped or chosen, in the ground. 



Eggs. Six or eight to twelve or fifteen. Pale 

 reddish-yellow, spotted all over with two shades 

 of darker orange-brown. Size about 2.2 by 1.6 in. 

 (See Plate XV.) 



Time. April, May, and June. 



Remarks. Resident. This bird became extinct 

 in Britain towards the end of the eighteenth century, 

 and was re-introduced from Sweden in 1837 J since 

 that time it has thriven and spread in Scotland. 

 Call of male : peller, peller, peller. The note of the 

 female is a hoarse gock, gock, gock. Local and other 

 names : Wood Grouse, Ceiliog Coed (of the ancient 

 British), Cock of the Woods, Great Grouse, Cock 

 of the Mountain, Caper, Capercally, Capercailzie, 

 Caper cali. Sits closely. 



CHAFFINCH. 



(Fringilla ccelebs.} 

 Order PASSERES ; Family FRINGILLID^: (FINCHES). 



Description of Parent Birds. 

 Length about six inches. Bill 

 shortish, strong, conical, pointed, 

 and dark blue. Irides hazel. 

 Forehead black ; crown, 

 hinder part of head, and a part 

 of the sides of the neck bluish- 

 ash. Back reddish-brown ; rump 

 and upper tail-coverts greenish. 

 Lesser wing-coverts white ; 

 greater black tipped with white, 

 thus forming two conspicuous bars across the wings ; 

 quills dusky, bordered with greenish-yellow on the 



MALE CHAFFINCH. 



