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THE WOOD GROUS. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Bill convex, ftrong, and fhort. 

 A naked Jcarlet Jkin above each eye. 

 Nostrils fmall, and hid in the feathers. 

 Tongue pointed at the end. 



Legs ftrong, feathered to the toes ; and fometimes to the nails. The toes 

 of thofe with naked feet pedinated on each fide. 



Pennant. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &c. 



Ferruginous-brown Grous, with cinereous head and neck, black throat and 



belly, and white axilla;. 

 Coq de Bruyere ou Tetras. Buff. i. p. 191. /. 5. 



PL enl. 73, 74. 

 Cock of the Wood, or Mountain. Ray. Syn. p. 53. A. i. 



PFill. orn. p. i~]i. t. 20. 



TH E Tetrao Urogallus, or Cock of the Wood, may be confidered as 

 the prince of its genus, and indeed, (if we exclude the Buftard,) may 

 may be reckoned the largeft of all tlie European birds of the gallinaceous 

 tribe. The fize of the male is fcarce inferior to that of a Turkey, and its 

 length is not far fhort of three feet. Its general colour on the upper part 



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