THE KED-LEGGED PABTBIDGE. 



Perdix rufa. Perdix rubra. 



Tetrao rufus. 



HIS bird, which is also called 

 the Guernsey Partridge, and 

 French Partridge, although 

 possessing many charac- 

 teristics in common with the 

 English bird, is, however, 

 quite distinct from it ; and 

 in nearly all localities where 

 the former has gained a 

 footing the latter has gradu- 

 ally become scarcer. The 

 Red-legged Partridge cannot 

 strictly be described as a 

 British bird, though it is 

 comparatively common in 

 many parts of Great Britain ; 

 and from the large numbers 

 exposed for sale in our 

 markets and game-shops, 

 it is now thoroughly familiar 

 to most people. 



The Red-legged Partridge 

 is said to have been first 

 brought into this country 



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