OBSERVATIONS ON THE FOOD OF GROUSE 



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the gut proper, and the crop is left almost empty. This has given rise to 

 the view that Grouse only feed once a day, and that in the evening. 



Heather (Calluna vulgaris), as is well known, is the ordinary food of the 



TABLE II. WEIGHT IN GRAINS OF CROP CONTENTS IN WHICH THE HOUR OF COLLECTION WAS GIVEN 



FROM APRIL TO NOVEMBER INCLUSIVE. 



adult Red Grouse. But twenty or thirty other plants are also eaten, often 

 in great quantities, and it is a well ascertained fact that Grouse that have 

 never set eyes upon a sprig of heather will live and flourish for years. 



