BLACK GROUSE. 
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bill is dark horn colour, paler towards the tip. In 
another female from Russia, now before us, the 
entire length is twenty-two inches. 
The Black Grouse or Black Cock, Tetkao 
tetrix, Linn. — Telrao tetrix of authors. — - Tetras • 
birkhan, Temm. — Lyrurus tetrix, Srvain. — Black 
Grouse or Black Cock. — Grey Hen of British 
authors. — This species is pretty generally spread over 
Europe, being met with in France and Germany, 
and even so far to the south as in Italy and as we 
reach the north, in Russia, Norway', Siberia, Scan- 
dinavia, and in Lapland. In Britain it occurs in the 
two countries, being most sparingly distributed, 
however, in England ; the New Forest in Hamp- 
shire, Somerset, Dartmoor and Exmoor in Devon- 
shire the wild parts of Staffordshire and Lanca- 
shire, and so on until we reach the “ border,” where 
it becomes abundant in the wild districts which con- 
duct us to its still more frequent haunts in Scotland. 
There it is abundant, and may be found in most of 
the districts which are suited for it, extending north 
to Sutherland, and to the islands of Mull and Skye.J 
In Ireland, Mr. Thompson informs us, it long since 
became extinct, though in Smith’s history of Cork 
( 1 7 T9) it is mentioned as “ frequent.” 
The favourite abodes of the Black Grouse are sub- 
alpine sheep countries, where there is comparatively 
little heath, where there are moist flats or meadows, 
* Savi. t Yarrell. J MaegiUivray. 
