THE RED-LEGGET) PARTRIDGE. 



Ferdix riifo. Teidix rubra, 



Teti'uo rufus. 



|HIS binl, which is also caUed 

 the Gueriisey_ Partridge, and 

 French Partrido-e, although 

 possessing" many charac- 

 teristics in common witli the 

 English bird, is, however, 

 quite distinct from it ; and 

 in nearly all localities where 

 the former has gained a 

 footing the latter has gradu- 

 ally become scarcer. The 

 Red-legged Partridge cannot 

 strictly be described as a 

 British bird, thougli it is 

 comparatively common in 

 many parts of Great Britain ; 

 and from the* large numbers 

 exposed for sale in our 

 markets and game-shops, 

 it is now thoroughly familiar 

 to most people. 



The Bed -leg ged Partridge 

 is said to have been first 

 brought into this country 



