of fir, which give its flefh, very frequently, fo ftrong a tafiiCj 

 as to render it unfit for the table. \ 



Dr. l^ATHAM mentions " that he is well informed, the 

 neft of one found in Scotland, was placed on a Scotch fir;'* 

 the female generally choofes a retired fpot, and lays from eight 

 to fixteen white eggs, fpotted with yellow, on the ground 

 among the grafs, and is faid to cover the eggs with leaves 

 during her abfence from the neft ; the young run as foon as 

 hatched. 



The males and females live feparate, except from the 

 beginning of February, when the male, morning and evening, 

 mounts on the jftump of fome old pine, with his tail fpread 

 and quiils lowered to the feet, the neck protruded, and the 

 head feathers ruffled. It makes a noifc not unlike the whetting 

 of a fcythe, and repeats it alternately, and fo loud, as to be 

 heard a great way off, the fame time putting itfelf into 

 ftrange attitudes. This is a call for his feraglio of females, 

 who attend the fummons ; and this he continues to the end 

 of March or beginning of April." 



Our figure was executed from an uncommon fine fpecimen 

 In the colledion of Mr. Leadbeater, Brewer-Street, 



Golden -Square., 



Its provincial names are Cock of the Wood^, Mountain- 

 Cockj Capercalze, Caperkally, or Capercaile. 



