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rally in an open place. In winter the Partridges 
remain together in coveys, but separate and pair 
early in spring. The eggs are deposited on the 
ground in a shallow hole, scratched for the pur- 
pose, and under cover of a tuft of grass, furze, bush, 
or other brushwood. They vary in number, from 
twelve to twenty, and are of a pale greenish or 
yellowish brown. 
PARTRIDGE, RED-LEGGED. 
FRENCH OR GUERNSEY PARTRIDGE. 
Prrpix RUFA, Jlont. 
This bird is found not only im various parts 
of Asia and Africa, but also in Europe, as in Ger- 
many, France, and Italy, as well as in the Islands 
of Madeira, Guernsey, and Jersey. It has been in- 
troduced too into the southern and eastern parts of 
England, where it is not uncommon. It prefers 
woody and heathy wastes to cultivated land. It 
affords Jess sport than the common species of Part- 
ridge, as it runs before the dogs, the individuals 
composing a covey dispersing and rising one after 
another. Its mode of nesting is similar to that 
of the other species. ‘The female lays ten to fifteen 
egos of a yellowish colour, variegated with 
greenish brown spots, very close to each other. 
