Photographic studies of some less Familiar birds: LXXXVIII. Capercaillie

T H E CAPERCAILLIE (Tetrao urogallus) is the largest and most spectacular of t h e Palaearctic game birds. A fully-grown male may weigh around 12 pounds (even up t o 14) and is unlikely to be confused with anything else on size alone. The general colouring is dark slate-grey, with browner wings. A red wattle over the eye and a bristling beard combine t o give the bird a very aggressive appearance ...