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Scotland, but are now believed to be extinct, as I 

 hear of no authentic account of any having been 

 met with for several years. 



They are now found in various parts of the Old 

 Continent, principally in the northern, in the large 

 pine forests ; and many of them are sent every win- 

 ter from Sweden to London, and used at the tables of 

 the great, being by many considered a luxury, 

 although they are said to taste strong of the pine 

 buds on which they feed. 



BRITISH GAME. 



Pair of Red Grouse (Tetrao Scoticus). 

 Pair of the Black Grouse (Tetrao Tetrix). 

 Pair of the Ptarmigan (Tetrao Lagopus). 



The White Hare (Lepus Variabilis). 



This species are Ibund on the northern hills of Eu- 

 rope, Asia, and America, from whence in ihe winter 

 they migrate to the phiins in troops, and return in 

 spring. The limbs and tail are shorter than the com- 

 mon hare : they change from a reddish grey to white 

 in the winter, except the tips of the ears, which are 

 black. 



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