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The specimen was shot on Eush Hills near 

 Potter Heigham in Norfolk in June, 1873. 



EED GEOUSR (WINTER). 

 Case 71. 



This case is exhibited to show the plumage of 

 the old male Grouse during winter and early 

 spring. 



Some specimens are much more strongly 

 marked with white than others. 



The birds were shot in Glenlyon in Perthshire 

 during the winter of 1865. 



See " Kough Notes," Vol. II., Plate 9. 



CAPEECAILLIE. 



Case 72. 



Though thoroughly naturalized by a residence 

 of many years the present stock of this magnificent 

 Grouse is only an importation from the North of 

 Europe. Strath Glass and the adjacent glens are 

 said to have been the last strongholds of the 

 native breed ; and to those who are acquainted 

 with the immense fir woods that cover the sides of 

 some of the rugged hills in these localities the cause 

 of their disappearance must for ever be a mystery. 



The specimens were shot in Perthshire in 1878. 

 See " Rough Notes," Vol. IL, Plate 7. 



COEMOEANT. (MATURE). 

 Case 73. 



These birds are common round many parts of 

 the coast and occasionally make their appearance 

 on inland waters. 



They seem to have a partiality for resting on 



