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THE COMMON BLACK GROUSE. 
Lyrurus ietrix. — Swainson, 
PLATE XXI. Male — PLATE XXII. Female. 
Tetrao tetrix, Linnesus — Black Grouse, Black Cock, Male ; 
Grey Heu, Female, Pennant, Ac. — Black Grouse, Selby, 
Illustrations, Iviii. andlviii.* p. 423, 
The most proper place to have described this 
beautiful bird w&b after the true Am erica n grouse, 
the ptarmigan being more naturally succeeded by the 
next Plate (PI. XXIIL) As it is, it has been placed 
here, and we must refer to the conclusion for the si- 
tuation of the different groups. 
This species is pretty generally spread over Eu- 
rope, being found in France and Germany, while, as 
w© reach the north, in Russia, Sweden, Norway, &c. 
it becomes very abundant. In Britain it occurs in 
the three countries, most sparingly, however, in 
England, from the rich cultivation and champagne 
character of the country. The New Forest, Hamp- 
shire, Somerset, and the wild parts of Staffordshire, 
can boast of it, but these are nearly all the Eng- 
lish stations, until we reach the borders, where it 
becomes abundant in the wild districts, winch con- 
duct to its still more frequent haunts in Scotland, 
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