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G r o u s from Hudfon’s-Bay. 
of a Pheafant, or rather of the black Game, 
& (called the Heathcock or Grous with us) of which Genus it is a Species. 
This I was informed was a Hen ; the Cock, my Author tells me, is of a blacker 
Colour, and gloffy on the Neck. There is the fame Difference between the Cocks 
and Hens in our Heath Game. 
It hath the Bill like that of a domeftick Hen, of a black or dufky Colour; the 
Head and Neck are of a bright reddifh Brown, variegated with tranfverfe waved 
dufky Lines. Above and beneath each Eye, and on the under Side of the Head the 
Feathers are of a light-brown, or whitifli: The Feathers on the Back, Wings and 
Tail are Black in their middle Parts, indented with a bright Brown on their Sides, 
and tranfverfly marked Black and Brown at their Tips, which forms a confufed broken 
Appearance of Black and Brown tranfverfly mixed all over the upper Side of the Bird. 
The Covert-Feathers within Side of the Wings are dufky and white, mixed in tranf¬ 
verfe Lines; the outward Coverts of the Wings, and the Quill-Feathers next the Back, 
have white Tips; the prime Quills have Spots of White along their outer Webs; 
the inner Webs of the Quills are Afh-Colour, and without Spots. The Tail hath 
the two middle Feathers longer by near two Inches than thofe next them ; they all 
gradually fhorten toward the Side-Feathers. The three outermoft Feathers on each 
Side are White. The Bread; from Brown gradually becomes White; as does the Belly, 
Sides under the Wing, and Covert-Feathers under the Tail. The Bread: is fpotted 
with half-Moon-like black Spots, but on the Belly the black Spots are fhaped like 
Hearts, and extend to the Coverts under the Tail. The Legs are cover’d with fine 
Feathers, that look like Hairs, of a whitifh-brown Colour, tranfverdy variegated with 
dufky Lines : The Toes and Claws are of a dufky blackifh Colour: Each Toe is pecti¬ 
nated on both Sides, as are the Toes in all this Tribe of Birds. 
This Bird was brought by Mr. IJham from Hudfon's-Bay , where it is called a Phea¬ 
fant ; its long Tail and Colour agreeing very well with our Hen Pheafant, and the 
Male of this Bird may perhaps refemble the Cock Pheafant as nearly. I fuppofe, 
when living, it had a red Space above its Eyes in Form of Eye-brows, as all of this 
Genus have; but as I could not make them plain in the dried Bird, I have omitted 
them in my Figure and Defcription. I believe I may pronounce this Bird a Non- 
defcript. Dr. Michel , a Phydcian of Virginia , now in England , on feeing my Ori¬ 
ginal Draughts of this Bird, fays, they have the fame in the Woods and unfrequented 
Parts of Virginia, and that the Cock is a flately Bird, walking very ereCt. 
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