SUBFAMILY ODONTOPHORINZ. 
Tuts division of the family TETRAONIDa comprises 
the American Partridges, which differ from those of the 
Eastern Hemisphere in having the mandible notched on 
either side, although in some species this is hardly appar- 
ent. The group throughout the Western Hemisphere 
consists of about nine genera and between forty and fifty 
species, of which in North America, according to my 
views, five genera and thirteen species and subspecies 
are found. They are birds of shapely, sometimes grace- ~ 
fully formed bodies, and with an attractive plumage, 
which indeed, in some species, may be called beautiful. 
The American Partridges go in coveys generally con- 
sisting of one family, but some species, notably of the 
genus Lopnortyx, gather at certain seasons in packs, 
often of five or six hundred individuals, resembling 1n 
this respect the Prairie Grouse of different species. The 
North American Partridges, excepting perhaps those 
that “ pack,” are game in the highest sense of the term, 
lie well to the dog, and afford the greatest sport in the 
field. Brave little birds, with well-sharpened wits, fertile 
in resources that promise to insure their own safety, 
and wide-awake to seize every advantage that offers for 
their own benefit. Gallant ‘* Bob White” and his near 
relatives certainly have a warm place in the heart of every 
true sportsman in the land. 
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