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beingl carefully protected by the mother. only, wii  wm  tqe
remain all the6auumn and iwinter, not separating munlthe 1r-
of the breeding season.  It is inly atthis period fthat the ma1 s
:seek the society of the female-. .
.".The Grouse ;.are. remarkal wild, shy, Mad nana   b
dwelling in fbrests or in . barren funcultivated: ground,  idin
cultivated and thickly inhabited countries, and keeping together
in families. The Lagopodes only live in very numerous fAbcks
composed of sevra broods, parting company when the retura of
spring invites them to separate in pairs of dieret sexes,,wi*
isi alwaysv done by the birds of' this division.  Except in. h
breeding season, the Grouse keep always on.the ground, aighting
on trees only when disturbed, or when going to. roostiat. ght
b~y day retiring to tht deepest part aof the foiest. The flesh; of
all Groouse is delicious food, dark-coloured in some, and White in
others, the dark being -more comilact, juicy, and richly flavoure
aX inF Tea  tcupido; while the white, though somewhat dry is
distinguishedfor delicacy and lightness.  Suh are theuBonasia
T., umblu of America, and T. bonasa of EBurope.-.
The Grose are distinguished'. by 'a short stout bill, fetered4
at base, and they are of alU gallinaceous birds those in which dthe
upper mandible. is the most vaulted: the feathers of te .bill are
very thick and-close, and cover the nostrils entitely. .Thetongue
is. shoft, fleshy, acuminate, and acute. Thefeye is.surmounted
by a consp'icuous red and papillous naked space. The tarsi are
generally spurless in both sexes, and partly .r whol  cov
with~l slendr. feathers, which in: the ZLape are thiker and
longer than in the rest, extendingtnot onlyyond he .t es, but
growing even on the sole of the foot; a peculiaritywhich, agree
ably to the observation of Buffon, of all a40*s is AgaI met
with only in the hare. These -feathers, in winter beco.e stili