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_] A bird of the Crane kind, butweb-footed, whose plumage is of a bright scarlet; when standing erect, it measures above six feet, though its body is not larger than that of agoose, and is a native of Africa, Persia, and South America. P. 6. L. 8. _Ptarmigan (Tetrao). _] The white grons, or white game, inhabits the Highlands of Scotland and the Western Islands; it prefersthe coldest situations on the highest mountains, where it burrows underthe snow. It changes its feathers twice in the year, a...nd about the endof February puts on its summer dress of dusky brown, ash, andorange-coloured feathers; which it loses in winter for a plumageperfectly white, except a black line between the bill and the eye. Thelegs and toes are warmly clothed with a thick long coat of soft whitefeathers. P. 6. L. 17. _The Chough (Corrus Graculus). _] This bird, which is aboutthe size of the daw, has a long curved bill, sharp at the point, which, as well as the legs and feet, is of a bright scarlet, contrastingbeautifully with its black plumage, which varies as the light falls onit, to a deep purple or violet.
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