136 BLACK GROUSE. 



The eggs are from five to eight or ten in number, 

 of a pale yellowish red or yellowish white colour, irregu- 

 larly spotted and dotted with reddish brown. They 

 are laid in May. 



One is of a fine yellowish brown, spotted throughout 

 with larger and smaller blots and streaks of reddish 

 brown. 



A second is of a pale yellowish-brown colour, with 

 a few streaks of reddish brown, principally towards the 

 thinner end, and a few minute spots of the same. 



I have been obliged by Mr. D. Brown, of Trinity 

 College, Glenalmond, Perth, with two fine specimens 

 of the eggs of this bird. 



