PUFFIN. Fratercula arctica. 



Common summer visitor, a few remaining to winter. North Atlantic 

 species, breeding from Baffin^s Bay and Iceland to the British Islands, 

 Norway, Spitzbergen, and Nova Zembla. Arctic examples have very large 

 bills. 



Order GALLIFORMES. 



Suborder GALLINiE. 



Family PHASIANIDiE. 



COLCHICAN PHEASANT. Phasianus colchicus. 



Naturalized resident ; introduced many centuries ago. Resident in Asia 

 Minor, South-east Russia, and North-west Persia. Introduced into most 

 countries of Europe. 



CHINESE RINQED PHEASANT. Phasianus torqiiatus. 



Naturalized resident ; interbreeding freely with the Colchican Pheasant ; 

 introduced about a century ago. Resident in South-east Siberia and 

 East China. 



COMMON PARTRIDGE. Perdix cinerea. 



Resident in Central and Southern Europe, Asia Minor, North Persia, 

 and South-west Siberia. From the latter locality many migrate to winter 

 iu North Turkestan. 



RED-LEGaED PARTRIDGE. Perdix rufa. 



Naturalized resident in South-east England ; introduced about a 

 century ago. Resident in West Europe, Madeira, and the Azores. 



QUAIL. Coturnix communis. 



Summer visitor ; a few wintering in Ireland and the south of England. 

 Summer visitor to North Europe and South Sibciia. Partial resident in 

 South Europe and North Africa. Winter visitor to South Africa and 

 South Asia. 



