Moor cock

Moor-cock

Moor-cock, (tetrao scoticus) or Grouse is borne by several families in allusion to their names.

Argent, a moor-cock proper--MOORE, Fawley, Berks, Bart. 1627.

Argent, on a fesse between three moor-cocks sable as many mullets or--MOORE, Pendridge, co. Dorset; MORE, co. Hants.

Or, on a fesse humetty between three moor-cocks proper, a garb of the field--MORRIS or MORES, Coxwell, co. Berks.

Sable, on a mount proper a stag lodged or, a chief of the third charged with a moor-cock of the second--MORTOFT, co. Norfolk; confirmed October, 1606.

Or, a falcon sable preying on a moor-cock proper, on a chief of the second three birdbolts argent--KNOLLES, co. Devon.

Argent, a chevron azure between moor-cocks proper--John LUXMORE, Bishop of Bristol, 1807; Hereford, 1808; St.Asaph, 1815-30.

Azure, on a fesse dancetty between eight garbs or banded gules three grouse of the field beaked and membered of the third--DOWNAM, co. York.

Borne also by families of HIGHMORE, MIDDLEMORE, MOOR and MORE, and FITZ-MOORE, and many families of MOREWEN, MORETON, HEATH, KINGWOOD, &c.

The bird occurs also frequently as a crest. For Moorhen see under Coot.