28o Allen's naturalists library. 



Finn Forests, that one particular spring he shot no less than 

 twenty-nine. This, in a country where nearly everyone carries 

 a gun, will give some idea of the havoc that is thus annually 

 made amongst the-e noble birds. 



" In the northern parts of Scandinavia the Capercali is 

 generally shot at the Lek-stiille with a small pea-rifle ; but 

 in the south the shot-gun is almost universally used for the 

 purpose." 



Nest. — Similar to that of the Black Grouse. 



Eggs. — Like those of the Black Grouse, but larger. Axis, 

 2*2 inches; diam., i-6. 



FAMILY PHASIANID^:. 



THE PARTRIDGES. SUB-FAMILY PERDICINyE. 



The Partridges are distinguished from the Pheasants by their 

 shorter tail, which is much shorter than the wing. The first 

 quill is equal to or longer than the tenth. 



THE CHUKOR PARTRIDGES. GENUS CACCABIS. 



Caccabis, Kaup. Natiirl. Syst. p. 183 (1829). 



Type, C. saxatilis (W. & M.). 



I. THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE. CACCABIS RUFA. 



Tetrao riifa, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 276 (1766). 



Ferdix rubra, Macgill. Brit. B. i. p. 215 (1837). 



Caccabis rufa, Dresser, B. Eur. vii. p. 103, pi. 471, fig. i. 



(1875); B. O.U. List Brit. B. p. 141 (1883); Lilford, 



Col. Fig. Brit. B. part viii. (1888); Grant, Cat. B. Brit. 



Mus. xxii. p. 118 (1893); id. in Allen's Nat. Libr. ix. 



p. 96 (1895). 

 Ferdix ricfa, Saunders, ed. Yarrell's Brit. B. iii. p. 115 (1883) ; 



Seebohm, Hist. Brit. B. ii. p. 457 (1884); Saunders, 



Man. Brit. B. p. 489 (1889). 



