COURSING, ETC. 



and weighs from eighteen to twenty ounces; 

 the plumage is a mixture of red, black, and 

 white ; and the tail is nearly similar to that 

 of a partridge, but a little larger. The legs 

 are clothed with feathers to the very toes, 

 and the outermost and inner toes are connect- 

 ed to the first joint of the middle toe by a 

 small membrane. The bill is short, arched, 

 and of a blackish colour ; and the eyes are 

 encircled with two large red eye-brows, 

 which are composed of a fleshy membrane, 

 round and pinked on the upper part, and 

 extending beyond the crown of the head. 



The plumage of the hen has less of the red 

 &nd more of the white than the cock. The 

 membrane of the eye-brow is less projected, 

 less pinked, and of a less lively red. She 

 makes her nest on the ground, and lays from 

 seven to ten eggs. 



The principal food of grouse in the sum- 

 mer season, is the black wortle-berry and the 

 red wortle-berry, also the common heath- 



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