VASCULAR PLANTS IN THE FOOD RATION OF GROUSE (TETRASTES BONASIA) IN THE IRKUTSK REGION
The paper presents the results of a study for the value of vascular plants (within the Irkutsk region) in the food ration for Tetrastes bonasia (Linnaeus, 1758). According to literature data, the results of processing the contents of goiters and stomachs compiled a list of fodder plants, numbering 127 species from 85 genera, 39 families, 5 classes and 4 departments. The following 10 species are probably indicated for the first time: Cotoneaster melanocarpus Fisch. ex Blytt, Rhododendron dauricum L., Lonicera altaica Pall. ex DC., L. edulis Turcz. ex Freyn, L. pallasii Ledeb., Rubus arcticus L., Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch., Orthilia obtusata (Turcz.) H. Hara, O. secunda (L.) House, Pyrola asarifolia Michx.