Birds. 7483 



Materials. Sticks and heath. 



Eggs, 2. White. 



Turtle Dove, Columba Turlur. 



Situation. In very thick woods in the soiith-eastevn counties of 

 England, more especially Kent. 



Materials. Twigs and sticks carelessly laid together. 



Eggs, 2. White, very small compared with those of the ring dove 

 and stock dove. 



Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. 



Situation. On the ground, amidst coarse grass and weeds, or in 

 the scrub on the outskirts of woods : this bird is polygamous. Mr. 

 Newton mentions (Zool. 4070) an instance of a pheasant occupying 

 the dray of a squirrel in a Scotch fir : she hatched but did not rear 

 her young; they were found dead in the nest. 



Materials. Scarcely any, beyond the dried grasses among which 

 it is placed. 



Eggs, 8 — 13. Pale olive- green, unspotted. 



Capercally, Tetrao Vrogallus. 



Situation. This bird was formerly abundant in Scotland, then 

 became extinct, was reintroduced in 1838 on the domain of the 

 Marquis of Breadalbane, and is now increasing. 



Materials. Sticks and ling. 



J^gg^i 6—12. Pale red-brown, spotted and blotched with two 

 shades of darker brown. " In 1829 I saw nine eggs of the capercally 

 which were sent over from Norway to Lord Fife, to be hatched at 

 Marr Lodge, Braemar. They were completely different in appearance 

 from any other eggs of this interesting bird that have come under my 

 notice. They were without any spots, and of a deep brown colour, 

 with some scarcely perceptible yellow blotches."— Rev. James Smith 

 (Zool. 2989). " All the eggs I have seen are exactly Uke those of the 

 black grouse, except in size." — Mr. Bond. 



Black Grouse, Tetrao Tetrix. 



Situation. On the ground on wild mountain heaths, particularly 

 in wet or marshy places, where sundew is found : this bird is polyga- 

 mous. 



Materials. Ling, heath, grass ; always sheltered by a tussock of 

 coarse grass, a furze-bush or a bush of ling. 



Eggs, 6 — 10. Gray, tinged with yellow-red, blotched with red-brown. 



Red Grouse, Tetrao scoticus. 



Situation. On mountain wilds in Scotland, North of England, 

 Herefordshire, South Wales and L-eland. The Herefordshire habitat. 



