PLATE I 

 PARTRIDGE. Perdix cinerea 



June i2///, 1898. Suffolk. The Partridge sitting so peacefully on her nest 

 was almost the tamest bird I have ever seen. I very nearly walked on her 

 to begin with, and had to take a long step to avoid treading on her. To my 

 surprise she did not get up, so I put up my camera and took a photo of her. 

 If I had not seen her eyes moving I would certainly have supposed that she 

 was dead. Next morning fourteen little chicks hatched out, and I spent some 

 time taking snap-shots of them as they ran about with their mother. 



