U4 THE GUN: AFIELD AND AFLOAT 



at altitudes ranging from 1 500 ft. to 4000 ft. Both Red 

 Grouse and Ptarmigan are strictly monogamous. 



THE CAPERCAILLIE. (Tetrao u 



Our native race of capercaillies, like that of the 



bustard just described, was totally extinguished many 



years ago. It sounds strange in these days to be told 





CAPERCAILLIE. 



that the firing of large tracts of pine- forests, in order to 

 get rid of the hordes of ravenous wolves infesting North 

 Britain, was in great part accountable for the extinction 

 of the original stock of capercaillies. This desperate 

 remedy of fire would doubtless hasten their extermina- 

 tion, for although some birds might escape the flames, 

 their means of subsistence would thereby with certainty 

 be swept wholly away. 



It is, however, with the restoration of the capercaillie, 

 now, happily, most successfully accomplished, that the 

 sportsman is most interested. For well-nigh a century 



