t-p 0^3\£lTH0L0gj. Book II. 



Chap. XII. 



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Wild Birds of the Toultry^kind that feed on Leaves and Berries, &c. baring 

 Scarlet Bye-brows. 



§. I. 



The Cock^ofthe Mountain or Wood, Urogallus fiveTetrao major, Aldrov. called by the 

 Germans Orhun, by the Venetians Gallo di montagna. 



FOr bignefsand figure it comes near to a Turkey. The Cock we mealured from 

 the point of the Bill to the end of the Tail was thirty two inches long : The 

 Hen but twenty fix. The ends of the Wings extended were in the Cock forty 

 fix inches diftant, in the Hen no more than forty one. 



It had fuch a Bill as the reft of this kind, an inch and half long, meafuring from the 

 tip to the angles of the mouth 5 its fides (harp and ftrong. Its Tongue is (harp, and 

 not cloven. In the Palate is a Cavity imprelTed equal to the Tongue. The hides of 

 the Eyes are of a hazel colour. Above the Eyes is a naked skin of a fcarlet colour, 

 in the place and of the figure of the Eyebrows, as in the reft of this kind. The 

 Legs on the forepart are feathered down to the foot, or rife of the Toes, but bare 

 behind. The Toes are joyned together by a membrane as far as the firft joynt, then 

 they have on each fide a border of skin all along, ftanding out a little way, and 

 ferrate. 



The Breaft is of a pale red, with tranfverie black lines, the tips of the feathers be- 

 ing whitifli. The bottom of the Throat is of a deeper red : The Belly cinereous. 

 The upper fide of the body is particoloured of black, red, and cinereous, the tips 

 of the feathers being powdered with fpecks, excepting in the Head, where the black 

 colour hath a purple glofs if beheld in fome pofitions. The Chin in the Cock is black, 

 in the Hen red. The Tail is of a deeper red than the other feathers, and crofled 

 with black bars 5 the tips of the feathers being white. The Tail of the Cock is black, 

 the tips of the feathers being white, and their borders as it were powdered with red- 

 difh a(h-coloured fpecks. The middle feathers efpecially, and thofe next to them are 

 marked with white fpots. The feathers covering the bottom of the Tail have white 

 tips, elfe are variegated with alternate black and reddifh afh-coloured tranfverie lines. 

 After the fame manner the whole Backis alfo painted with black and white crofs lines, 

 but finer, and flenderer. The feathers under the Tail are black, but their tips and ex- 

 teriour edges white. The Head [_ in the Hen ] is of the fame colour with the back. 

 The tips of the Breaft-feathers are black. 



Each Wing hath twenty fix quill-feathers, the greater whereof are of a more 

 dusky and dark colour : The reft have their exteriour Vanes variegated with red and 

 black. The tips of all befide the ten outmoft are white. The longer feathers fpring- 

 ing from thefhoulders are adorned with angular beds of black, wherewith a little red 

 is mingled below. The lefTer rows of hard feathers of the Wings are variegated with 

 dusky,red and white,their tips being white. In the Cock the {boulders and lefTer rows 

 of hard feathers above are variegated with red and black lines, underneath are white, 

 except thofe under the firft intemodium, which are black. The longer feathers under 

 the fhoulders are white, which when the Wings are clofed make a large white fpot. 

 The Wings under the fecond intemodium are black, with tranfverfe lines of white. 

 In the Cock the Neck is of a fhining blue. The Thighs,Sides,Neck,Rump, and Belly 

 are in like manner variegated with white and black lines. The Head is blacker : About 

 the vent it is of an afh-colour. 



It hath very long blind Guts, ftraked with fix white lines. The Stomach mufcu- 

 lous, as in the reft of this kind, full of little ftones. The Craw was ftuft with the 

 Leaves, Tops, and Buds of the Fir-tree. The skin of the ftomach flicking to the 

 rnufcles is foft and hairy like Velvet. 



But for the knowledge of this Bird, and diftinguilhing it from all others, there is 

 no need of fo prolix and particular a defcription of colours, which vary much by age, 

 and perchance alfo place, and other accidents, when as thebignefs alone is fufHcient for 

 ' that purpole. 



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