THE PAETEIDGE. 



Perdix cinerea JENYNS. 

 Tctrao perdix LINNAEUS. 



^SEPARABLY associated with 

 the English autumn, eagerly 

 sought after by the keen-eyed 

 sportsman, and held in tender 

 respect by the epicure and the 

 gourmand, the " nut-brown 

 Partridge " holds a prominent 

 position amongst our British 

 birds, rivalled by few, and 

 probably surpassed by none. 

 It is to be found plentifully 

 throughout the whole of the 

 British Isles. It is said to 

 belong to Europe, but is com- 

 paratively common in some 

 parts of Asia and Africa. It 

 can scarcely be called a mi- 

 gratory bird, as in a large 

 majority of cases it makes no 

 effort to quit the country, 

 differing altogether in this 

 respect from its near ally, the 

 quail. 



The habits of the Partridge 

 are purely gregarious, and 

 coveys, varying in number 



