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THE COMMON GROUSE. 



Tctrao scolicus. — Linnaeus, Pennant. 

 Tetrao lagopns. — Selky, Gould, Yarrell. 



EING a denizen of the British 

 Islands only, the Red or Com- 

 mon Grouse is a bird most 



► particularly to be noted by the 

 ornithologist. There is, how- 

 ever, another, and to the minds 

 of many a much greater, reason 

 why the habits of the Grouse 

 should be particularly studied, 

 and the well-digested outcome 

 thereof be practically applied 

 to the better management of 

 these birds, so that they may 

 escape the devastating results 

 of wet seasons, or, by more care 

 in breeding, otherwise increase 

 in numbers. This greater 

 reason is, that the Grouse is 

 most excellent eating ! If per- 

 haps not so much admired as 

 his congener the Black Grouse, 

 that may be because of the 

 latter's comparative size and 

 scarcity, for the Red Grouso 



