GROUSE OF THE WORLD. By Roald Potapov and Richard Sale.

2013 1st edition. Large 8vo (176 x 241mm). Pp408. Colour photographs and paintings throughout, b/w illustrations, maps, bibliography. Laminated boards, issued with a dust-wrapper.

A superb and comprehensive examination of every grouse species, with discussion of their evolutionary origins, their current distribution, biology, ecology and conservation. Chapters include: Overview of the Grouse: Systematic review; Distribution; General characteristics; Origin and evolution of the grouse. Bonasa: Ruffed Grouse; Hazel Grouse. Faclipennis: Asian Spruce Grouse; North American Spruce Grouse; Franklin's Spruce Grouse. Dendragapus: Dusky Grouse; Sooty Grouse. Centrocercus: Greater Sage-Grouse; Gunnison Sage-Grouse. Tetrao: Western Capercaillie; Black-Billed Capercaillie. Lagopus: Willow Grouse (Willow Ptarmigan); Rock Ptarmigan; White-Tailed Ptarmigan. Lyrurus: Black Grouse; Caucasian Black Grouse. Tympanuchus: Greater Prairie-Chicken; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Sharp-Tailed Grouse. Grouse, present and future.