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Welcome gueft, that muft not be abufed. Their manner of breed- 

 ing is unknown to me. 



The Tiur, Teer, Todder, Uraegallus Major, the Cock of the tiur. 

 Wood, is a large Wood-bird, in the general appearance not un- 

 like an Eagle, and is the largeft of ail the eatable Birds in this 

 country. It refembles a wild Turkey-cock, efpecially in the 

 bill and feet, tho' the claws are fomewhat more crooked: 

 this is to be underftood of the cock, who is black, and fome- 

 times of a dark-grey, and has fome red about the eyes. The hen, 

 called Roy, is much lefs, and is brownifh, with black fpors*: 

 they generally are found in great woods, where they live upon 

 juniper-berries and fir-tops : this may be perceived by the tafle of 

 their flefh, which is otherwife very tender, and an excellent difh 

 jfoafled : it has from this food that refinous tafle for which it is fo 

 remarkable. In Winter they bury themfelves in the fnow, like the 

 Partridge and Growfe, but not deep ; nor do they flay there in 

 the night. This is the reafon that they are deftroyed by the 

 fox, who knows how to find out their unfafe quarters. They 

 have alfo a dangerous enemy in the Gofs-hawk, which they do 

 not oppofe, tho 7 they are much larger. When they are about 

 breeding it is faid the cock fwells, and raifes his feathers like a 

 Turkey-cock, and makes a fort of cracking noife with his bill. 

 Some writers make no other difference betwixt the Cock of the 

 Wood and the lefTer Tetrao, than that they are a larger fort of 

 the fame fpecies, and call this Urogallus, Tetrao Major. By the 

 Venetians, Gallo di Montagna. Angl. Cock of the Mountain, or 

 of the Wood. 



Trsea-Pikker. See Spette. 



Troft. See Droffell. 



SECT. VIII. 



Vagtel, Cotumix, the Quail, a fmall, delicious, and fcarce Vag tei 

 Bird : it is found in fome places in the eaft country, and alfo at 

 Jedderen ; but here I have not feen them. 



Vibe, the Plover, a well-known Bird, of a middling fize, vibe. 

 of a brown and grey colour, and diftinguifhed by a tuft on the 

 back part of his neck, and by the uncommon noife which be- 

 trays his neft when he wants to conceal it: there are not many of 



* Grygallum majorem Gefneri & Aldrovandi hujns avis fceminam efle exiftimo, 

 Foemina enim in hoc genere avium, colorum varietate & pulchritudine mares excel- 

 lunt. Cum vero Gefnerus putaverir, in nullo animalium genere fceminam mari pul- 

 chritudine anteire, prasfumpta hac opinione deceptus in utroque urogalla feu Tetraone 

 majore fcilicet & minore diverfum fexum pro divei« r a fpecie habuit & defcripfit. 

 Willoughb. Ornitholog. Lib. ii. c. 12, §. 1. p. 124, 



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