NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



Hazle grous Pintailed grcms. 



ground. The young brood (which during the 

 first year are called poults) follow the hen till the 

 approach of winter; when they unite with several 

 others into packs. 



Red Grous have been known to breed in con- 

 finement, in the menagerie of the late Duchess 

 Dowager of Portiand. This was in some mea- 

 sure effected by her Grace causing fresh pots of 

 heath to be placed in the menagerie almost every 

 day. 



The flesh, of the red grous, as well as of all the 

 other species, is an excellent food, but very soon 

 corrupts. To prevent this, Mr. Daniel and 

 other sporting writers say the birds should be 

 drawn immediately after they are shot. Among 

 the varieties of this species are the hazle grous 

 (a native of Germany) and the pin-tailed grous, so 

 called from its narrow forked tail. 



THE PARTRIDGE. 



THE length of this bird is about thirteen 

 inches ; on the breast it has a crescent of a deep 

 chesnut colour, and under each eye there is a 

 small coloured spot, which has a granulated ap- 

 pearance, and extends behind the eye. The 

 sides of the head are yellowish, and the general 

 colour of the plumage is brown and ash, elegantly 

 mixed with black. The wings are brown with 

 dark bars; the tail is short, and consists of eighteen 



