114 THE CAPERCAILLIE. 



The Capercaillie, then, has populated the woods and forests 

 of part of Scotland, principally by its own exertions, since the 

 great restoration at Taymouth ; but there are certain minor 

 centres of introduction which have undoubtedly added some 

 impulse to their advance, though, perhaps, not to any extent 

 compared with the impulse from the great centre. Thus, we 

 have the Tulliallan introductions in 1856 and 1864, and the 

 Arran introduction, and that at Lathirsk, in Fife, besides 

 others more or less successful or unsuccessful. The Arran 

 introduction, perhaps, has done least to extend the bird's 

 range, its isolated position naturally placing a bar to their 

 spreading, although the introduction in itself has proved 

 eminently successful, so far as the limited area of wood 

 permitted. 



