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Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus Adult male in winter plumage Museum number 1971-914 Grey-brown in the summer, the ptarmigan's plumage turns completely white in the winter save for a black tail and eye-patch. They seldom stray far from their breeding ...

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Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Adult male Mount Taxidermy by Mr J. Wardrope Field collection: Montreathmont Moor, Angus Collection method: shot Donated by J. Husband Museum number 1977-586-1 ...

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Black grouse Tetrao tetrix Adult male Mount Taxidermy by Mr J Wardrope Field collection: Glen Isla, Angus Collection method: found dead (hit wires) Collected by Mr A. B. Ritchie, 1973 (museum staff) Museum number 1974-11 ...

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Red grouse Lagopus lagopus Adult male Mount Taxidermy by Mr M. Nicoll Field collection: Perth and Kinross Purchased from Taygame, 1992 Museum number 1992-274-1 1992-274-1 ...

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Red grouse Lagopus lagopus Male Mount Field collection: Bogside, Fife Transfer from Dunfermline Museum, 1971 Museum number 1971-595 These game birds are resident all year round in heather moorland. They feed on heather shots, berries ...

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