22 PARTRIDGES 



fence, giving us that extra six inches 

 forward that some of us want so badly. 



The partridge which is probably the 

 best for introduction to this country is 

 not, strictly speaking, a partridge at all ; 

 but as he is at least a cousin of the grey 

 partridges, and the members of his race 

 (Bonasa) are commonly and indiscrimin- 

 ately, if erroneously, called partridges, 

 pheasants and chickens by sportsmen, it 

 may not be altogether amiss, after due 

 apology for his presence, to accord him 

 a passing mention in these pages. 



The small hazel hen of the Carpathians 

 (Bonasa sylvestris) is akin to the Ruffed 

 Grouse, Sage Cock, and Spruce partridges 

 of North America. He is a handsome 

 fellow with grey plumage, blended with 

 every shade of red and brown ; the back 

 and wings have crescent - shaped black 

 markings edged with white, the throat is 

 black, surrounded by a white line, while 

 the feathered legs betray his affinity to 

 the grouse. The flight is noisy, rapid, 

 but not protracted, a covey when flushed 



