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The Capercaillie is the largest member of the grouse family, and can be looked on as the European equivalent of the American Turkey. Capercaillies are rare in Britain, being found only in the Caledonian pine forest of Scotland. The species died out in the 1700s and the ones we have today were brought in from abroad. This young bird was found in Hornby in August 1858 by Anthony Savage, who presented it to the Hancock Museum.
Part: base, Material: cork
, Age: young (in down and first feathers), Form: mount | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.vertebratezoology.27436 | Go to resource |
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