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i6 REHUSAK G R O U S. 



Place. Inhabits Greenland, Iceland, Lapland, 2\\ Scandinavia, and Ruffian 



but I believe does not extend to Sibiria or Kamtjchatka. This, 

 from its haunts, is called by the Norwegians, Fia;lde Rype, or Moun- 

 tain Grous. But in Rujfia it inhabits indifferently woods, moun- 

 tains, plains, and marfhes. Its feathers were formerly an article of 

 commerce. It is taken among the Laplanders, by the fame ftratagem 

 as the White Grous, N" 183. 



The Greenlanders catch it in noofes hung to a long line, drawn 

 between two men, dropping them over the neck of this filly 

 bird. They fometimes kill it with ftones ; but of late oftener 

 by fliooting. It is faid, that when the female is killed the male un- 

 willingly deferts the body *. 



The Greenlanders eat it either drefled, or half rotten, or raw, 

 with feals lard. The inteftines, efpecially thofe next to the rump, and 

 frefh drawn, are reckoned great delicacies. They alfo mix the contents 

 with frelh train-oil and berries ; a luxury frequent among thefe peo- 

 ple. The fkins make a warm and comfortable ftiirt, with the feathers 

 placed next to the body. The women formerly ufed the black fea- 

 thers of the tail as ornaments to their head-dreffes. 



E. Rehusak. MontiH, in ASl. Fhyjiogr, Lund. i. 150. 



/^R. With neck ruft-colored, fpotted with black: back and coverts 

 of tail black, varied with rufty ftreaks : breaft divided from the 

 lower part of the neck by a dark Ihade : reft of the breaft and vent 

 white ; the hen fpotted with yellow : primaries white : tail black 5 

 end whitifh : thighs white, with fome rufty fpots: legs feathered to the 

 toes: toes naked, covered with large brown fcales. SiZEofafmall 

 Hen. 



• Faun. Groinl. p. 1 1 7. 



9 Inhabits 



