COMMON PARTRIDGE. 



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and brilliant plumage : the metallic green, blue and 

 violet colours mingling with the gold and copper and 

 forming a splendid combination, while the long tail 

 adds grace to what would otherwise appear a rather 

 clumsy bird. 



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COMMON PARTRIDGE. 



PERDIX CINEREA. 

 Genus Perdix. 



A resident bird in all the game districts of the 

 British Isles. It is a much hardier bird than the 

 Pheasant, and consequently is not nursed to the 



