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Genus LIII. G R O U S. 



* WITH FOUR TOES. 



N" 17, a. Rehufak Gr. N° 17. c. Helfingian Gr, 



17. b. Rock Gr. 



2- Sharp-tailed Grous, Aril. ZooL ii. N" 181. 



LONG-TAILED 



GR. 



'T^HE tail in this bird confifts of eighteen feathers. I obferve 

 in fome birds the two middle ones of the tail are an inch and 

 a half, or more, longer than the reft, and in others fcarce exceed- 

 ing half an inch; a diftinftion incident to fex or age. The fe- 

 male faid to differ from the male, in having lefs of the red naked 

 fkin above the eyes. 



Thefe birds keep in pairs, or fmall flocks, in the Juniper plains 

 the whole year, feeding on the buds and berries alternately : 

 moftly feen on the ground ; but, when difturbed, fly to the tops 

 of the higheft trees. They lay on the ground, and make a loofe 

 neft of grafs, lined with feathers : the eggs white, marked with 

 fpots, and are hatched the middle of June. Said to make a noife 

 with the feathers of the tail, like the cracking of a /<3«. The flefii 

 is of a light brown colour, plump, and very juicy *. 



» Ara.ZtioL 



Black 



