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nest on the ground like the grouse; they 

 generally breed in the heath or heather, and 

 near the edge of woods ; when her young is 

 hatched about three or four days, the hen 

 leads them into the woods in order to find 

 out provender for her young, such as ants, 

 their eggs, &c. here they will remain three 

 weeks ; afterwards they will straggle up into 

 the moors, two miles or more, in order to 

 get food. They at this time feed on the 

 black wortle-berry, also' the red wortle-ber- 

 ry, and all the other common heath-berries ; 

 their food is the same as that of the grouse all 

 the year : there you will find them in broods, 

 when ranging for moor-game, and they af- 

 ford equal sport with the grouse. 



The black cock is much more esteemed 

 for its flavour than the moor-game, and is 

 as black as a raven, and after the second 

 year there appears a white feather in each 

 wing. The legs are clothed with feathers to 

 the very toes, the same as the grouse ; the 

 bill short, arched, and of a black colour ; 



