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cularly Boulderwood and Rindfield lodges. There are alfo many- 

 met with in Suffix, and fome in Surrey. 



The females affemble at the crowing of the male, in the fame 

 manner as in the Wood Grous. They lay fix or eight yellowifh. 

 white eggs, fpeckled with ferruginous ; with fpots of the fame, 

 which are largeft at the fmall end. 



The males will often meet and fight, like the Game Cock, and, 

 during the combat, are fo off their guard as to be knocked down 

 with a ftick. 



Thefe birds are likewife plentiful in all the northern parts of 

 Europe, without exception, and in fewer numbers towards the 

 ibuth; but then are only found on the mountainous and bleak 

 fituations. Are extremely common in all the northern parts of 

 Raffia and Sibiria, wherever the birch-trees grow. Are alfo fond 

 of the Sibirian poplar *, which is faid to give the flelh an exceed- 

 ing fine flavour. 



3. Le Coq de Bruyeres piquete, Brif. orn. i. p. 191. A. 



Var. A. Tetrao Hybridus, Faun. Suec. N° 201. 



Description, »~p HIS is a mere variety of the 1 aft- defer i bed. The male is 

 faid to have reddifh fpots on the neck, breaft, wings, and 

 thighs ; and the female to be of a grey colour, fpotted with black. 

 IPiACE. Said to be met with in Sweden and Scotland. 



* Ptpului halfamifera. — Lin. 



Tetrao 



