THE FOOD OF THE RED GROUSE 



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But few would have rated it at five times the quantity, 

 and yet, from a comparison of the afternoon crops of the winter 

 with those of the summer, this appears to be the case. Thus 

 the average weight of food found in a Grouse crop from 



CHART SHEWING 



PERCENTAGE CONSUMPTION OF VARIOUS FOODS EATEN EACH 

 MONTH BY THE RED GROUSE 



