THE GREEK PARTRIDGE. 109 



alarm, the great speed with which they run, and 

 their unwillingness to take flight, prevents them being 

 sought after in the field. Both the last are occa- 

 sionally subject to be spotted, and nearly white va- 

 rieties occur. 



The next partridge we shall notice is one of the 

 most beautifully marked. 



