18 PARTRIDGES 



While we thus have in this country a 

 representative of each of the two main 

 branches of the family, tetraonine and 

 galline (the latter comprising all the 

 numerous species of red-legged partridges, 

 distinguishable by the strong, blunt spurs of 

 the cocks), it is still somewhat surprising, 

 considering the almost infinite variety of 

 pheasants that flourish in our midst, to note 

 that no other kinds of partridges have been 

 successfully established. 



Mr. Walter Rothschild, one of the first 

 authorities on this branch of ornithology, 

 has given a list of over twenty varieties 

 which he considers well adapted to hold 

 their own in our somewhat uncertain 

 climate. 



Especially does he recommend the 

 Lerwa partridge, a handsome bird with 

 chestnut-red and grey plumage, a native 

 of the high ranges of the Himalayas. 

 Strong on the wing and as large as a 

 grouse, this Indian species might be a 

 very desirable acquisition on high and 

 broken ground. 



