404 BIEDS OF NORFOLK. 



there are not wanting localities both on our coast line 

 and in the interior of the county highly favourable to 

 their ascertained habits. In the "Ibis," however, for 

 1865 (p. 340), the editor remarks — "There can be no 

 doubt that those ill-used voyagers entirely failed to 

 establish themselves in Europe. The last recorded 

 occurrence of a Pallas's sand-grouse that we can find is 

 by Dr. Opel, who, writing on the 20th of July, 1864, 

 states (J. f. O., 1864, p. 312), that a live example, which 

 had flown agamst the telegraph wires, near Plauen, in 

 Saxony, was sent to the Zoological Grarden, at Dresden, 

 about a month previously." 



I have selected this species for illustration in the 

 present work, as one of the rarest and most beautiful 

 additions of late years to our local fauna; and those 

 who have had the opportunity of studying the actions 

 of these birds, either in a wild state or in confinement, 

 will at once recognise the master hand of the artist in 

 his perfect delineation of form, colour, and attitude. 

 The male is represented by the figure in the foreground, 

 the female by that crouching. 



PERDIX RUFA (Liim»us.) 



RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE. 



Sir Thomas Browne, writing on the *^ Birds of 

 Norfolk" some two hundred years ago, remarks — 

 '* Though there be here very great store of partridges, 

 yet the French Red-legged Partridge is not to be met 

 with." How sincerely would a portion, at least, of our 

 local sportsmen wish that the same could be said at 

 the present day; but as '^^ill weeds grow apace," so 

 the French partridge, once fairly introduced into this 

 country, is not easily got rid of, now that its qualities 



