approaching crimson ; the colour appears to grow darker as the eggs are 

 incubated, and sometimes almost approaches black. Often most of the colour 

 disappears or comes off before the eggs arc hatched, especially if the weather 

 be at all wet. They vary in length from i 80 to 173 inch, and in breadth 

 from 1 33 to T23 inch. 



\Yhen the young are hatched the hen usually leads her brood to some 

 part of the moor where there is plenty of water. Young in down are huffish 

 yellow mottled with rich chestnut brown. 



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