Grouse, Quails and Pheasants
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 250 specimens of grouse, quails, pheasants and related birds, and numerous eggs. These date from 1876 to 2005.
This collection includes material representing at least 49 different species. There are 105 mounts, 128 skins, eight skeletons and skulls, five specimens preserved in spirit and one nest. The majority of the specimens are British species – the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), red grouse (Lagopus lagopus), black grouse (Tetrao tetrix), ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus), capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and grey partridge (Perdix perdix). Other species come from Norway, Spain, Malawi, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Taiwan, Sarawak, Borneo, Japan, Korea, Australia, Guyana, the USA and Greenland. There are also some capercaillie and black grouse hybrids.
About grouse, quails, pheasants
Grouse, quails, pheasants and their relatives belong to the Galliformes, a large diverse group of chicken-like birds. These are often referred to as game birds because many species are hunted for food. There are about 250 species distributed throughout most of the world. - Broader term
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