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bush or thick, tall hedge, at a height of from six 
to ten feet. The two eggs are a little larger than 
a Blackbird's, and pure, creamy white. Now and 
then a Turtle Dove is found in England during 
the winter, as is the case with the Landrail, Stone 
Curlew, Blackcap, ChiffchafF, and a few other birds 
which are normally only summer visitors. The 
species which is commonly kept as a pet is the 
Collared, or Barbary, Turtle Dove, and is quite 
distinct from our native bird. 
CAPERCAILLIE. 
(jTetrao urogailus.') 
Capercailzie, Wood Grouse, Cock-of-the-Wood. 
— An old inhabitant of pine forests in this country, 
the Capercaillie became extinct in its last haunts 
in Scotland more than a hundred years ago. " In 
1837,'' says Mr. Howard Saunders, "its reintro- 
duction from Sweden was successfully accomplished 
in Perthshire," and it is now common in many 
parts of central Scotland, though attempts to 
naturalise it in one or two English districts have 
been unsuccessful. It is a large and handsome 
bird, and a big old cock upon the wing looks 
nearly as big as a Turkey. It varies, however, 
a great deal in size ; the hens are considerably 
