PIN-TAILED GROUSE. 
As our figure of this bird is from Edwardsy 
we shall commence our account of it with his 
description. 
He calls it the Little Pin-Tailed Grouse ; 
and informs us, that it is about the size of a 
Partridge; though, in the shape, he observes,, 
it has more the appearance of a Dove, by the 
lerigth of it's wings, which when closed mea- 
sure nearly eight inches, whereas in the Grey 
Partridge they measure only six. 
After telling -us, that this is the Cock bird, 
he adds — " The bill is of a brown or horn cO" 
lour, darkest at the point, which is made much 
like those of our common poultry : the nostrils 
are at the base of the upper mandible, close to 
the feathers of the forehead. The head is of 
an ash-colour ; but, on the sides, round and 
under the eyes, it is stained with orange-colour. 
Above the eye is a line of black. The throat, 
from the bill, more than an inch downwards^ 
IS also black, as iii the Cock' Sparrow, The 
lower 
