ORDER gallin;e. 35 



172, 3, Frisch. 109, Naum. 1st Ed. 18, f. 37 

 and 8. 



The male is more or less black, with white on the 

 wing-coverts and under the tail, the two forks of 

 which are directed outward. The female is fulvous, 

 striped across with black and whitish. Their size is 

 about that of the domestic fowl. This is also found 

 in woody mountains. 



Hybrid Grous. Lath. Tetrao Intermedius. Langsdorf. 

 Mem. Petersb. III. pi. 14, Sparm. Mus. Carl, 

 pi. 15. 



This, as an intermediate species, appears to exist 

 in the north of Europe. It is larger than the pre- 

 ceding, with the tail less forked ; the breast is spotted 

 with white. It inhabits the marshy districts of Cour- 

 land, Ingria, &c. 



This appears to be the Tetras a Plumage variabki 

 the Tetras a Queue pleiney of Buff.* 



We have, moreover, in the woods of all the tem- 

 perate parts of Europe, 



• The Tetrao Hybridus of Lin. Faun. Sued, and T. Medius, Temm. 

 See Gallin. t. 9, f. 3, of the natural size ; found in Europe and Northern 

 Asia; said lately to be found in England. See Fox, Cat. Newcastle 

 Museum. 



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