190 BlilTIHH BIRDS' NESTS. 



distinctive iu coloration, and lacks the rounded 

 knob which takes the place of a spur on the leg 

 of the male. 



Situation and Local it tj. — On the ground at the 

 bottom of hedgerows, amongst tall grass and other 

 herbage in corn, clover, and grass fields ; occasion- 

 ally it is said to select the thatch of a hayrick. 

 In cultivated and uncultivated districts, such as 

 commons and waste lands and heaths, more or 

 less in all parts of England, but most plentifully 

 in the southern and midland counties. Our illus- 

 tration was obtained in Norfolk, and the nest 

 contained two Pheasant's eggs. 



Materials. — Dry grass and dead leaves, used as 

 a lining to the hollow selected. 



^99^- — Ten to eighteen; yellowish-brown or 

 creamy-grey in ground-colour, spotted and speckled 

 with reddish or cinnamon-brown. The spots vary 

 in size and number, and the shell is coarse, pitted, 

 and very strong. Average size about 1-55 by 1-2 in. 



Time. — April, May, and June. 



Bemarhs. — Kesident. It w^as introduced into 

 this country about two hundred years ago, but 

 has never gained a footing either in Scotland or 

 Ireland. Notes said to resemble cochileke. Local 

 and other names : Frenchman, French Partridge, 

 Guernsey Partridge. A close sitter. 



PEEWIT. See Lapwing. 



PETREL, FULMAR. 



Desci'-iption of Parent Birds. — Length about 

 nineteen inches. Beak of medium length, large, 

 strong, nearly straight, with exception of the upper 



