Tilt: KKfrLBOOBH I \i; Til I DOB. 





info tin- --a will s,tii.-tim.-s 1*> washed t.. shore, should the ti.l.- Ui favorable, hut in freah water 



it is -ener-illy dioMued. or MI:I|,|.,| up by a hawk from al.\e. or | r , .|,,,,.M 



such fresli-wat.-l sdaiks f.i-d in th:tt locality. 



I'll.- plumap- of th.- Parti-id^- is br..un ,,f several shades above, mingled with gray. The 

 breast is gray, with a h.,r>.-li,- like jiatrh of ri-li . h.-stnut ..n its lower |.rtion, and the 

 Nidesandllanksarelwrredwithch.-stii.it. The l,.ial l.-n-th of tli,- nial.- IMI 

 thuu a f.H.i ; th,. f,-i! Miiall.-r than li.-r ni:it-, und th.- rh.-stMin l, a r> <>n th<- flunks 



broadT than tho*- of th.' 



Tin R> D-LSOOKD PAKTUIDOK is a larger and stronger hinl than the common species, fn.m 

 it may at once be distinguished hy tin- l.lai-k )<ar o\, ( th<- foi>-had, behind the eye and 





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round the breast, as well as by the black streaks that pass from the neck towards the tail, 

 and the conspicuous gray, fawn, and black bars on the flanks. 



This bird is common in England, Prance, and Italy, and thrives so well that, like the Nor- 

 wegian rat, it has in some places fairly driven away the original breed, and usurped their 

 territory. It is much stronger <>n the wing than the common Partridge, and yet is so swift and 

 active of foot that it cannot easily he induced to rise, but runs away from the dogs with such 

 speed that it often baffles their l*-st efforts t -tart it within shot ran ire. Acconlinu to Yarrvll, 

 they are difficult of capture even when wounded, as they have M habit of running into rabbit- 

 holes or similar sanctuaries, whence th.-y cannot l- di-lodired without costing too much of the 

 sj>ortsmau's time. These birds seem to prefer heaths and commons to the turnip and corn- 

 fields as frequented by the common Partridge. 



The eggs of this species are very numerous, averaging sixteen or seventeen in each 

 nest; and their color is unlike those of the oplinary - iM-imr yellowish-white, with 



a dash of yellow, and covered with spots qf reddish-brown. The food i- the same as that of 

 the oplinary breed. 



The ]. lu ma ire of this bird is altogether smoother than that of the last -mentioned species. 

 The upper parts of the Ixxiy an- soft brown. Hefon- and behind the eye there is a lii 

 white, and a Uild -tripe of black runs over the forehead to the eye, then starts from In-hind 



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