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Barbary, and from thence eastwards to Algeria, 
where it is said to be common. In its habits it 
closely resembles the other red-legged species, 
selecting seed, grain, and insects as its favourite 
food. ‘The female chooses barren places and desert 
mountains, where, among low bushes, she deposits 
her eggs, to the number of fifteen. The eggs are 
of a yellow hue, thickly dotted with greenish olive 
spots. 
PARTRIDGE, COMMON. 
PERDIX CINEREA, Mont. 
The Partridge is generally distributed and per- 
manently resident in cultivated lands, though it is 
not peculiar to them. It thrives best in those 
parts where an abundance of grain prevails. It is 
fond of rambling into waste or pasture grounds, 
which are covered with long grass, furze, or broom ; 
but it seldom enters woods, and never perches on 
trees. Its flight is direct, with rapid flaps of the 
wings, producing a whirring noise, and it runs with 
ereat speed. It feeds on grass, corn, grain, peas, 
the seeds of various plants, and on insects, &c. &e. 
During the middle of the day the Partridges 
retire to bushes, or bask in the sun on dry banks 
where they may be observed busily engaged 
in dusting, and afterwards in pruning their 
feathers. They roost upon the ground, gene- 
