THE G HOUSE. 



Ptarmigans. 



The legs and feet of the Ptarmigan are thickly covered with hair-like feathers reaching as far as the 

 claws. Their plumage changes in winter from a rich almost tortoise shell color to a pure white. It inhabits 

 the northern parts of Europe and America, and is also found in the north of Scotland, principally among 



the mountains. Its nest is 

 loosely constructed of twigs and 

 grass, and contains from twelve 

 to fourteen eggs. 



The English Partridge is well 

 known as one of the birds in- 

 cluded in the designation of 

 "game." It lays from fifteen 

 tp twenty eggs in a rude nest 

 placed on the ground, and dis- 

 plays great attachment to them. 

 It greatly resembles the Ameri- 

 can Partridge, but is somewhat 

 larger. 



The Common Quail is a well 

 known bird in Europe, where 

 countless flocks of them are 

 spread over the country. 



English Partridge. 



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Common Quail. 



Black Grouse. 



