RED GR0US. 83 



spot of white originates at the base of the lower mandi- 

 ble, and ends in a thread along the lower part of the cheek : 

 over the eyes is a naked, fringed, bright red skin. The head, 

 neck, breast, and belly are dark chesnut-brown, now and 

 then marked with fine waving black lines, and in many in- 

 stances spotted with white; back and wing-coverts red-brown 

 of a rich depth, spotted with black. The tail-feathers are 

 black, except the four middle feathers, which are reddish- 

 brown, transversely barred, with black lines. The primary 

 quills are dusky. The legs and toes thickly covered with 

 dull white feathers ; claws greyish horn-colour. 

 The egg figured 1 51 is that of the Red Grous. 



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