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THE ROCK OR BARBARY PARTRIDGE. 



Perdix petrosa LINNAEUS. 

 PLATE IV. 



The Red-Legged Partridge from Barbary, Edwards' 1 Birds, 

 pi. 70 __ Lath. General History, vol. viii. p. 293 Perdix 

 petrosa, Latham. Temminck, Pigeons et Gallinaces, iii. 

 Ind. p. 727 Perdix Gambra, Temminck, Pigeons et Gal- 

 linaces, iii. 368. 



WITH this handsome bird we enter a small group 

 of the partridges which are remarkable for the beau- 

 tifully marked and shewy appearance of the feathers 

 covering the flanks. The general tint of plumage is 

 very regular throughout ; the bill and legs are always 

 red, and the latter are sometimes slightly spurred 

 and knotted. They inhabit Europe, the north of 

 Africa, and India. The most familiar example will 

 be the common Red-legged, French, or, as it is 

 sometimes termed, Guernsey Partridge ; but we have 

 selected two equally beautiful, but less known birds, 

 as examples of it. 



The Rock or Barbary Partridge inhabits the most 

 southern countries of Europe, stretching into Spain. 

 and thence upon the coast of Africa. It is also met 



