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others may be induced to assist, from the success that has 

 already attended these endeavours, and the mode of ma- 

 nagement being supplied. During the year 1838, and in 

 the early part of 1839, Lord Breadalbane received at his 

 seat in Scotland forty-four Capercaillie altogether, about 

 two-thirds of which were hens, and all were old and sea- 

 soned birds. This splendid collection was made in Sweden, 

 with vast trouble and very great expense, by Mr. L. 

 Lloyd. Thomas F. Buxton, Esq., formerly member for 

 Weymouth, presented them to his lordship ; and it will be 

 gratifying to every one who takes an interest in our native 

 birds to know, that a portion of these being retained in a 

 large aviary, and others turned out into the forest, both 

 divisions have succeeded, and seventy-nine young birds 

 were known to be hatched out during the season of 1839. 



Since the account of the Capercaillie here given was 

 printed, I have learned, by the publication of an article 

 upon this bird in the Sporting Review for April, 1840, that 

 the greatest success in hatching and rearing the young 

 birds was obtained, at the seat of Lord Breadalbane in 

 Scotland in 1839, by putting the eggs laid by the Caper- 

 caillie hens in the aviary into the nests of the Black 

 Grouse. " Forty -nine young Capercaillies were, by this 

 single method, known to have been hatched out by the 

 Grey hens." 



About the end of the year 1827, or early in January, 

 1828, Lord Fyfe commenced with a pair of birds, and in 

 February, 1829, received a second pair; but I have not 

 heard what success has attended this attempt. " It was 

 intended, as soon as some healthy broods had been reared 

 in confinement, to liberate a few in the old pine woods of 

 Braemar, and thus eventually to stock with the finest of 

 feathered game the noblest of Scottish forests." 



Three birds were sent in 1838 to the Duchess of Athol, 



