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GENUS XXXIII. 

 TETRAO. 



Bill short, convex, strong, a bare scarlet spot above 

 the eyes ; nostrils hid in the feathers ; legs feathered 

 to the feet. 



1. UROGALLUS. WOOD GROUSE, OR CAPER- 



CA1LE. 



JP. fusco-rufus, capite colloque cinereis, gula abdo- 

 mineque nigris, axillis albis. Lath. 



The bill is horn colour; irides hazel; plumage 

 above streaked with transverse black and grey lines ; 

 the breast is black, glossed with green ; the tail con- 

 sists of 18 feathers, black with white spots; the 

 legs are stout, furnished with a pectinated mem- 

 brane. 



Its length is 32 inches, weight 13lb. 



The female is less; the throat is red ; the head, 

 neck and back are barred with red and black; the 

 belly is pale orange ; the tail is rust colour, barred 

 with black and tipped with white. 



The cock of the wood was formerly plentiful in 

 Scotland and Ireland. 



It feeds upon the berries of Juniper and seeds of 

 the Fir. 



