THE WOOD OROUSB OR capehcaii^ie. 
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I'ould have btrcn in thi* country. It also h^itis to 
estentl to several districts of Nortliern Asia, It is 
perJjftps most abundant in some parts tyf Russia, Nor- 
way, and SJtt'cden, an4l it i« (Voni ihenct'! tliat an annual 
supply of this arifl another bird, the Tetrao medius, 
iH furirifihet) to the London markets. In the;^ cotin- 
tries they frequent the deep ami far-ppreadinsf forests 
of pine, feeding on the young sliuois imti cones, the 
catkins of the hirrh, and brrries of the juniper which 
form the underwood, I'lipy are polypanious, and at 
the commeticeiitem of incutjation, tliH male places 
himfielf conspicuously, and attraita the female by 
bis loud cries, " resembling Peitert pelU-r^ pe/ier, and 
variouH atiitade^. On bearing the call of the cock, 
tfie hens, whose cry in nonie degree resembles the 
croak of the rus-en, or rather, [>erhupH, the sound* 
Gock'gock, gock, assptnhle from all part« of the Bur- 
rounding forest. Tlie male bird now tieacends, from 
thp eminence on ivhich he tvas perchetl, to the 
|>rouud, where he and his female friendH join com- 
pany."' * When tlie femah^s really commence incuba- 
tion, tbey are forsaken, the males skulking among 
the brunhwood an«l renewing iheir plumagp, while she 
attends to the hatching and rearing u( lier progeny. 
The male is nearly ibree feet in length, ami giiins 
a weight of sometimes htteen poun<lH, The fi*ather» 
of the bead and cheeka are elongated, and during IvIh 
diHplavH of courtstiip, ttie ft>rmer are raised, and (hose 
on the cheeks brought furward. The hack of the 
• From Llovd*!! Northern FkU Sporta. 
