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those of the English partridge, as described by 

 Mr. Daniel and other veteran sportsmen. Some 

 cavillers might hint that Forrester had taken 

 the British accounts and applied them in a slap- 

 dash way to the American bird ; for our own 

 part, whenever we may chance to meet the 

 odd-fellows parading in the badges of their 

 order, during the season when the rest of the 

 species are divided into pairs, and attending 

 to family duties, we shall not fail to extend the 

 right hand of fellowship towards them, in the 

 shape of one of Krider's stub and twist. Until 

 that time, not wishing to be too hasty in con- 

 clusions, we reserve our opinion. We do not, 

 however, believe that the disproportion between 

 the males and females is so great as is repre- 

 sented by some writers ; that a plurality of 

 males does exist in the broods is not denied ; 

 but we think that even the English accounts 

 are exaggerated in this respect, especially as an 

 error has seemed to have been at one time 

 prevalent in that country, in reference to the 

 markings of the male and female bird. 



In its character the American partridge is 

 lively and courageous, very impatient of con- 

 finement, and attached in a remarkable degree 

 to the locality in which it is bred. Whether 



