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The female differs in wanting the black chin "and throat, and Fema'l-e. 



'having the bare carunculated part about the eyes lefs in fize, and 

 «ot of fo fine a red. 



This fpecies inhabits the woods of -Germany *, particularly Place as» 

 thofe at the foot of the Alps, and the high mountains in Silefia, Manners. 

 Poland, &c. : they are alfo in numbers in the environs of Nu- 

 remberg ; and in fuch plenty in a fmall ifland in the gulf of 

 Genoa, that the name of Gelimite IJland has been given to it. 



Linnaus ranks it among his Swedi/h birds, and both Midler 

 and Brunnich mention its being found in their countries. It is 

 alfo frequent in feveral parts of Rufta, though lefs plenty than 

 fome others of the genus : it grows fcarcer in Sibiria, efpecially 

 towards the eaftern part. 



The female generally lays her eggs, which are bigger than thofe 

 of a Pigeon, in number from twelve to fifteen, or more, on the 

 ground, at the foot of a Hazel, or great Mountain Fern, and 

 " fits three weeks, but feldom produces more than feven or eight 

 Chickens +, which run as foon as hatched. They frequently 

 perch on trees, but only on the loweft branches neareft the 

 body. 



Their food confifts of various berries and fruits, chiefly the cat- 

 kins of the hazel and birch ; and, in defect of thefe, on berries and 

 tops of juniper, buds of birch J, firs, and other evergreens : when 

 kept confined, will eat grain. The flefh is much efteemed, and 



* Common about Vienna, and much efteemed. — Brown. Tray. p. 154. 



f The Bonafia is mentioned as bringing only two young, the one malt, the 

 other female, and that it is found in the mountains of Forex. — Uift. de Lyon, u 

 p. 220. 



% Chiefly the dwarf birch,— Amxn. at. i. p. 349. 



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