Capercaillie in a Victorian sporting engraving
A nineteenth-century engraving of a displaying capercaillie, made soon after the bird's reintroduction.
1860 to 1880 · Scottish Highlands · CTF-ICO-000002
About this record
Printed for a sporting readership in the decades after Swedish birds were released at Taymouth. The image shows how quickly the reintroduced bird became a Highland emblem.
Region only. Shown as a named region. No point is published.
Connections
Depicts
- Capercaillie display call, CairngormsT1 Recorded2019 · link T2
The engraving shows the same species in the same display posture heard in the recording.
Engraving catalogue entry (illustrative).