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A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



STATUS 



Genus GALLINULA Brisson 

 483. Gallinula chlowpus chloropus (L.) 

 The Moor- Hen. 



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843 

 Resident, breeds : some^migra- 

 tion . . . .843 



Genus FULICA Linnaeus 

 484. Fulica atra atra L. 

 The Coot. 



846 

 Resident, breeds : some migra- 

 tion 847 



Order G A L L I 

 Family TETRAONLD^E 



Genus TETRAO Linnaeus 



485. Tetrao urogallus urogallus L. 



The Capercaillie. 



Genus LYRURUS Swainson 



486. Lyrurus tetrix britannicus With. & Lonn. 



The British Black Grouse. 



Became extinct about 1760, re- 

 introduced 1837 : now resident, 

 breeds, Scotland 



850 

 850 



850 



850 

 855 



Resident,breeds, Scotland, Wales, 



n. and s.w. England . . 855 



Genus LAGOPUS Brisson 



487. Lagopus scoticus scoticus (Lath.) 



The British Red Grouse. 



488. Lagopus scoticus hibernicus (Kleinsch.) 



The Irish Red Grouse. 



489. Lagopus mutus millaisi Hart. 



The Scottish Ptarmigan. 



Resident, breeds, G.Britain (not 

 Shetlands, O. Hebrides and in- 

 troduced s. England) 



Resident, breeds, Ireland, O. 

 Hebrides .... 



Resident, breeds, Highlands Scot- 

 land, some Hebrides 



859 



859^ 



863 



864 



490. 



Family PHASIANID^E 



Genus P HAS I AN US Linnaeus 

 Phasianus colchicus L. 

 The Pheasant. 



Genus PERDIX Linnaeus 



491. Perdix perdix perdix (L.) 



The Common Partridge. 



Genus COTURN1X Bonnaterre 



492. Coturnix coturnix coturnix (L.) 



The Quail. 



Genus ALECTORIS Kaup 



493. Alectoris rufa rufa (L.) 



The Red-legged Partridge. 



869 

 Introduced : resident, breeds 

 (not Shetlands, Orkneys) . 869 



874 

 Resident, breeds (not Shetlands, 

 Orkneys, O. Hebrides) . . 875 



Summer-visitor, breeds, rare n. 

 G. Britain and now rare s.e. 

 England .... 



879 



879 

 882 



Introduced : now resident, breeds 

 locally England, Wales : some 

 evidence occasional migration . 882 



