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Gordon, Seton, on : 
Broken egg-shells of Capercaillie, 13 
Nesting, 57 
Thieving habits of hoodie-crows, 70 
Gould, Mr., description of male and female Chinese Pheasant, 
99, 100 
Grant, Sir Arthur, shoots hybrid Capercaillie- Pheasant, 16 
Grant, Ogilvie : 
On distribution of Mongolian Pheasant, ro2 
On hybrid Black Grouse, 35 
On moulting, 38 
On pairing of Pheasants, 85, 86 
On semi-melanistic variety of Quail in Spain, 131 n. 
On supposed hybrids, 73 
Quotation by, on Prince of Wales's Pheasant, 105 
Table showing position of True Pheasants, 74 
Greyhen lays in nest of Grouse, 58 
Grouse, Black (Lyrurus tetrix, Linnasus), 18 seqq. 
Call, 26 and n. 
Causes of decrease, 20, 31 
Courtship, 26 
Crossing with Pheasant and Red Grouse, 33 
Delicacy of young, 30, 31 
Diet, 23, 32 
Difficult to turn, 24 
Distribution, 19 
Eggs, 30 
Extinct in Sussex and Kent, 21 
Extract from Bulletin on hybrids, 34 
Extract from Field on Pied Blackcock, 35 
False courtship in autumn, 30 
Females assuming male plumage, 36 
Fighting, 25, 27 
Flight, 24 
Flocks, 25 
Fond of open spaces, 23 
Habits, 23 
Hens should be spared, 31 
Hybrids, 33-36 
Introduction to British Columbia and Newfoundland, 19 
Local names, 18 
Longer close season required, 32 
Nesting, 30 
Playing-grounds, 26 
Plentiful in Dumfriesshire, 22 
Plumage of adult female, 19 
Plumage of adult male, 18 
Plumage of immatures, 19 
Rare in Hants and Wilts, 2 1 
Record bag, 25 
Scotland true home of, 22 
Senses dulled at " lek," 28 
Slow to reach maturity, 32 
Speed in running, 29 
Stalking Blackcock, 33 
Suitable ground, 24 
Summary of range in England, 20-23 
Grouse, Black {continued). 
Summary of range in Scotland, 22 
Unsuccessful attempts at introduction into Ireland, 23 
Grouse, Red {Lagopus scoticus, Latham), 37 seqq. 
Abundant in Scotland, 46 
Albinoes, 60 
Breeding dress of female, 37 
Breeding dress of male, 39 
Call, 55 
" Carting," 59 
Causes of migration, 49 
Causes of scarcity in Ireland, 46 
Courage of cock in defence of young, 58 
Courtship, 55 
Curious specimen in Author's possession, 60 
Diet, 47 
Difficulty in rearing, 58 
Disease of, 51 
Dislike of wet, 59 
Distribution in England, 43 
Distribution in Scotland, 46, 47 
Driving, 59 
Eggs, 57 
Extracts from Field on : 
Diet in winter, 48 
Management of Grouse moors, 51 
Females very wild in autumn, 49 
Fighting, 56 
First instance of shooting, 44 
Flight, 54 
Habits, 47 
Hen's affection for strongest male, 56 
Hybrids, 61 
Imitation of call by poachers, 56 
Influenced by weather, 49 
Interesting birds from Buxton and Broomhead Moor, 39 
Jet-black phase very rare, 60 
Large bags, 45 
Local names, 37 
Main cause of Grouse disease, restriction on shooting, 50 
Monogamous, 55 
Moulting, 37 
Nests, 57 
Old cocks the worst kind of vermin, 57 
Plumage of adult female (winter) : 
Black form, 42 
Buff-spotted form, 42 
Half-barred form, 42 
Red form, 42 
White-spotted form, 42 
Plumage of adult male (winter-summer) : 
Black form, 41 
Red form, 41 
White form, 42 
Poaching, 59 
Prefer to fly down wind, 55 
Records, 59 
