Lagopus mutus hyperboreus Sundevall, in Gaimard, Voy. Scandin. Laponie, Spitzberg et Feroe, Atlas, livr. 38, 1845.= Lagopus mutus hyperboreus Sundevall, 1845
Holotype ? : Male, Belsund, Spitsbergen. 1 Aug. 1838. Possibly the original specimen for W. v. Wrights painting in P. Gaimard, Voy. Scand. Lapon. Spitsb. etc. 1845. This painting represents the Type for Lagopus mutus hyperboreus Sundevall, 1845.Click on the picture for enlargement.