78 CAPERCAILZIE. 



Note. Polygamous, gregarious in winter, breed 

 on the ground; but in habits are partly ar- 

 boreal. 



THE WOOD-GROUSE or CAPERCAILZIE, TETRAO 

 UROGALLUS, Linn. Tetrao urogallus, Linn. Te- 

 tro auarhan, Temm. Wood Grouse, Cock of the 

 Wood, Capercailzie, of British authors We gave 

 the descriptions of most of the birds composing 

 the game list in a former volume, and although, 

 according to the plan of the " Library," they must 

 be also given here, we have little to add, except in 

 bringing down our information to the present time, 

 where any thing worthy of notice may have occur- 

 red. 



At the head of this section we may place the 



