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TETRAONID.E. 



chestnut, black and buffy white ; tail greyish brown ; 

 wing-coverts yellowish brown, varied by a dark spot 

 placed on the centre of a larger spot of pale yellow brown ; 

 primaries greyish brown, with a light-coloured line along 

 the edge of the outer web ; chin whitish ; throat, neck in 

 front, and upper part of the breast pale chestnut ; sides 

 and flanks yellowish white, with a crescent-shaped mark of 

 rich brown occupying the centre of each feather ; lower 

 part of the belly, vent and under tail-coverts buffy white ; 

 legs and toes pale brown. 



Whole length of the bird about six inches ; from the 

 anterior bend of the wing to the end of the first primary, 

 which is the longest, three inches and a half. 



In reference to Linnaeus, the vignette below represents 

 the entrance into Upsal. 



