Lagopus alpinus meridionalis Sundevall, Öfvers. K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Förhandl., vol. 31, No. 3, 11th. March 1874, p. 19.= Lagopus muta helvetica Thienemann, 1829
Holotype ? : Male ad., Switzerland. Winter 1843. Received from Malherbe. No. 5527. - Measurements of type : wing : 204 mm.; tail: 135 mm.; bill from nasal opening : 10 mm.; tarsus : 38 mm.Click on the picture for enlargement.