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few pale feathers. Lower tail-coverts velvet-black, slightly 
tipped with white. A white speculum on the wings, Tail 
spotted with white, Upper tail-coverts long and marbled 
with white. Tail like that of the cock Capercaillie, the outer 
feathers not curved. Back brown, resembling the Capercaillie. 
Eyes brown ; eyelids red, but not very strongly marked. 
Specimen B. 
Beak yellow, and neck grey like the Capercaillie cock. 
Breast green. Underparts paler, greyish with many light 
feathers. Lower tail-coverts shorter, grey like the Caper- 
caillie. No white speculum on the wing. Tail quite black; 
upper tail-coverts short and shaded with grey, Tail stri- 
kingly short, resembling that of the hen, the outer feathers 
not curved. Back brown, like that of the Capercaillie. Hyes 
brown ; eyelids red, not very strongly marked, 
Chief characteristic: A somewhat and B very different 
from the Hybrid Cocks that I have hitherto seen, 
Measurements. 
Length. | Breadth. | Wing. Beak, | Tail. | Tarsus. |Middle toe. 
cm. cm. cm. cm, | cm, | cm, -cm. 
Killed in 1883. 
A. 79 115 36°5 41 275 80 61 
B. 81 123 | 37-2 55 240 80 64 
Killed in former years, 
75°2 117-1 | 35 43 290 46 60 
B. 70°5 109-2 | 833 | 41 215 62 60 
