The Grouse in Health and in Disease/Volume I
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pair of red grouse in summer with young chicks.
THE GROUSE
IN HEALTH AND IN DISEASE
BEING THE FINAL REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY ON GROUSE DISEASE
VOLUME I
WITH 59 FULL PAGE PLATES, MOSTLY IN COLOUR
AND 31 ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
LONDON
SMITH, ELDER & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE
1911
[All rights reserved]
DEDICATED BY GRACIOUS PERMISSION
TO
His Majesty the King
| chapter. | page | ||
| Introduction.—By Lord Lovat | xi | ||
| Part I.—THE NORMAL GROUSE. | |||
| i.— | The Systematic Position of the Grouse. By A. H. Evans | 1 | |
| ii.— | The Life History of the Grouse. By A. S. Leslie | 5 | |
| iii.— | The Changes of Plumage in the Red Grouse in Health and in Disease. By Edward A. Wilson
|
29 | |
| iv.— | Food of the Red Grouse.
|
67 | |
| v.— | Physiology and Anatomy of the Red Grouse. By Edward A. Wilson | 100 | |
| vi.— | The Weight of Grouse. By Edward A. Wilson | 130 | |
| Part II.—THE GROUSE IN DISEASE. | |||
| vii.— | Causes of Mortality in the Red Grouse. By Lord Lovat and Edward A. Wilson | 147 | |
| viii.— | Causes of Mortality in the Red Grouse. —continued. By Edward A. Wilson and Edward A. Wilson
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185 | |
| ix.— | Grouse Disease. By Edward A. Wilson and A. S. Leslie
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185 | |
| x.— | Grouse Disease — continued — Strongylosis
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207 | |
| xi.— | Grouse Disease — continued — Coccidiosis By Dr. H.R.Fantham
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235 | |
| xii.— | Grouse Disease — continued — Pathology—By Dr. L. Cobbett and Dr. G.S. Graham Smith | 273 | |
| xiii.— | Observations on the Blood of Grouse By Dr. H.B. Fantham | 308 | |
| xiv.— | Observations on the Parasitic Protozoa of the Red Grouse (Lagopus scoticus) with a Note on the Grouse Fly. By Dr. H.B. Fantham | 318 | |
| xv.— | The Tapeworms (Cestoda) of the Red Grouse (Lagopus scoticus) By Dr. A.E. Shipley | 334 | |
| xvi.— | The Ectoparasites of the Red Grouse (Lagopus scoticus) By Dr. A.E. Shipley | 347 | |
| Part III.—MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF GROUSE MOORS. | |||
| xvii.— | Moor Management By Lord Lovat | 372 | |
| xviii.— | Heather-burning By Lord Lovat | 392 | |
| xix.— | The Heather Beetle By P.H. Grimshaw
|
414 | |
| xx.— | Keepers and Keepering, with sub-divisions dealing with Poachers and Vermin By Lord Lovat | 430 | |
| xxi.— | Stock By Lord Lovat | 454 | |
| xxii.— | Grouse in Captivity By Dr. H. Hammond Smith | 483 | |
| xxiii.— | Value of Grouse Shootings in Great Britain By A.S. Leslie | 491 | |
| Index | 503 | ||
| PLATE | ||
| I. | PAIR OF RED GROUSE IN SUMMER WITH YOUNG CHICKS | Frontispiece |
| II. | MALE GROUSE, BLACK TYPE, IN FULL WINTER PLUMAGE | to face page 34 |
| III. | MALE GROUSE, RED TYPE, IN FULL WINTER PLUMAGE | "34 |
| IV. | MALE GROUSE, WHITE-SPOTTED BIRD OF RED TYPE | "34 |
| V. | MALE GROUSE, RED TYPE, IN FULL WINTER PLUMAGE WITH A FEW BLACK-CENTRED FEATHERS OF THE PREVIOUS AUTUMN PLUMAGE |
"35 |
| VI. | MALE GROUSE, SHOWING MARKED BEGINNING OF THE AUTUMN PLUMAGE ON HEAD AND NECK |
"36 |
| VII. | MALE GROUSE CHANGING FROM WINTER TO AUTUMN PLUMAGE | "36 |
| VIII. | FEMALE GROUSE, BLACK TYPE, IN AUTUMN PLUMAGE | "44 |
| IX. | FEMALE GROUSE, RED TYPE, CHANGING FROM WINTER TO AUTUMN PLUMAGE | "45 |
| X. | FEMALE GROUSE IN FULL BREEDING PLUMAGE | "45 |
| XI. | FEMALE GROUSE IN FULL SUMMER PLUMAGE | "46 |
| XII. | FEMALE GROUSE, RED TYPE, FEATHERS FROM FLANKS | "46 |
| XIII. | FEET OF RED GROUSE: (1) NEW WINTER FEATHERS AND NAILS; (2) FULL WINTER PLUMAGE; (3), (4), (5), AND (6) SHOWING STAGES IN MOULTING OF NAILS |
"46 |
| XIV. | FEMALE GROUSE, SHOWING BARE PATCH OF SKIN AND DOUBLE LINE OF BARRED FEATHERS ON ABDOMEN |
"47 |
| XV. | FEMALE GROUSE, RED TYPE, WORN UPPER TAIL COVERTS | "47 |
| XVI. | HEADS OF (1), (2), FEMALE GROUSE; (3), (4), MALE GROUSE; (5) PTARMIGAN SHOWING SUPRA-ORBITAL COMBS |
"48 |
| XVII. | HEAD OF BLACKCOCK SHOWING SUPRA-ORBITAL COMB | "49 |
| XVIII. | MALE GROUSE SHOWING ABNORMAL ERYTHRISM | "60 |
| XIX. | FEMALE GROUSE, BUFF-BARRED TYPE | "60 |
| XX. | FEMALE GROUSE, ABNORMAL YELLOW VARIETY | "60 |
| XXI. | FEMALE GROUSE, GREY VARIETY | "60 |
| XXII. | FEMALE GROUSE, GREY VARIETY | "60 |
| XXIII. | TYPES OF HEATHER | "71 |
| XXIV. | PLANTS EATEN BY THE GROUSE (4 Figures) | "86 |
| XXV. | PLANTS EATEN BY THE GROUSE (4 Figures) | "87 |
| XXVI. | DIAGRAM OF ALIMENTARY TRACT | "101 |
| XXVII. | ALIMENTARY TRACT, CÆCUM, RECTUM, GIZZARD, DUODENUM, SMALL INTESTINE | "102 |
| XXVIIa | ALIMENTARY TRACT IN SITU | "103 |
| XXVIII. | CÆCUM, DUODENUM, ETC. | "104 |
| XXIX. | RECTUM AND SMALL INTESTINE | "115 |
| XXX. | CÆCA | "117 |
| XXXI. | CÆCA AND KIDNEYS | "118 |
| TEXT-FIG. 1. FRACTURED HUMERUS AND SCAPULA RE-UNITED | page154 | |
| "2. THE SAME BONES UNINJURED | "154 | |
| "3. FRACTURED AND RE-UNITED BREASTBONE OF A CARRY HEN | "158 | |
| TEXT FIG. 4, 5. FRACTURED AND RE-UNITED BREASTBONE — VIEWS OF RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE |
Page159 | |
| "6. FRACTURED AND RE-UNITED BREASTBONE SHOWING METHOD OF UNION | "160 | |
| "7, 8. BROKEN AND RE-UNITED WING-BOXES | "162 | |
| "9–11. BROKEN AND RE-UNITED LEG-BONES | "263 | |
| "12–15. BROKEN AND RE-UNITED THIGH-BONES | "164 | |
| XXXII. | BUMBLEFOOT IN GROUSE | to face page 170 |
| XXXIII. | TRICHOSTRONGYLUS PERGACILIS AND TRICHOSOMA LONGICOLLE (5 Figures) | "209 |
| TEXT-FIG. 16. MORULÆ IN EGG OF TRICHOSTRONGYLUS PERGACILIS | page219 | |
| "17, 18. DEVELOPING OVA OF A T. PERGRACILIS | "221 | |
| "19, 20, 21. FORMATION OF THE LAVA OF T. PERGACILIS | "221 | |
| "22, 23. EMBRYOS OF T. PERGACILIS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED | "223 | |
| "24–27. CHANGES IN T. PERGACILIS DURING ECDYCIS AND ENCYSTMENT | "225 | |
| "28, 29. LARVAL FORMS OF T. PERGACILIS | "227 | |
| "30. ENCYSTED LARVAE OF T. PERGACILIS | "227 | |
| XXXIV. | EIMERIA (COCCIDIUM) AVIUM (SCHIZOGONY | to face page 238 |
| XXXV. | EIMERIA (COCCIDIUM) AVIUM (MACROGAMETE FORMATION) | "240 |
| XXXVI. | EIMERIA (COCCIDIUM) AVIUM (MICROGAMETES SPOROGONY) | "243 |
| XXXVII. | EIMERIA (COCCIDIUM) AVIUM (SPOHOGONY) | "245 |
| TEXT-FIG. 1. DIAGRAM OF LIFE-CYCLE OF EIMERIA (COCCIDIUM) AVIUM | Page248 | |
| XXXVIII. | AVIAN COCCIDIOSIS | to face page 252 |
| XXXIX. | (1) APPARATUS FOR MAKING CULTURES AND (2) ALIMENTARY CANAL OF GROUSE | "278 |
| XL. | TEST TUBES CONTAINING T. PERGRACILIS (2 Figures) | "283 |
| XLI. | SECTIONS OF CÆCUM SHOWING T. PERGRACILIS (6 Figures) | "285 |
| XLII. | T. PERGRACILIS' and D. UROGALLI (4 Figures) | "287 |
| XLIII. | SECTIONS OF CÆCUM (6 Figures) | "288 |
| XLIV. | DIAGRAM OF ALIMENTARY CANAL SHOWING HABITATS OF INTESTINAL PARASITES | "290 |
| XLV. | BLOOD CELLS OF BIRDS CHIEFLY OF GROUSE | "309 |
| XLVI. | LEUCOCYTOZOÖN LOVATI | "319 |
| XLVII. | LEUCOCYTOZOÖN LOVATI, SPIROCHÆTA LAGOPODIS AND ILEMOPROTEUS MANSONI | "320 |
| XLVIII. | TRICHOMONAS EBERTHI, SPIROCHÆTA LOVATI, AMŒBA LAGOPODIS | "326 |
| XLIX. | DAVAINEA UROGALLI | "335 |
| L. | D. UROGALLI AND HYMENOLEPIS MICROPS | "336 |
| LI. | D. UROGALLI, HYMENOLEPIS MICROPS, ETC. (7 Figures) | "337 |
| LII. | HYMENOLEPIS MICROPS | "342 |
| LIII. | GONIODES TETRAONIS (4 Figures) | "350 |
| LIV. | NIRMUS CAMERATUS (2 Figures) | "357 |
| LV. | ORNITHOMYIA LAGOPODIS (3 Figures) | "358 |
| LVI. | CERATOPHYLLUS GALLINULÆÆ, ETC. (3 Figures) | "361 |
| LVII. | HEATHER GROWING FROM THE ROOT AND FROM SEED | "401 |
| LVIII. | THE HEATHER BEETLES (LOCHMÆA SUTURALIS) (4 Figures) | "426 |
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