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ments of the Creator, this interesting bird becc mes assimilated and 

 adapted to the climate of Greenland in winter. As soon as the 

 icy winter sets in, it is clothed with a warm down beneath, and 

 its outward feathers become as white as the snow among which it 

 seeks its food. In warmer climates near the equator, they are 

 long-legged, much swifter of feet, and choose for their residence 

 the highest rocks and precipices. It is said, that on the lofty 

 Alps the partridges are white, and their feet protected by hair. 



Tnii RED-LEoaED Partridge. — The leading characters of 

 the Red-legged Partridge are the same as those of the Common 

 Partridge. The perdix rubra, the common Red-legged Partridge, 



The Ked-legged Partridse- 



is abundant in France and Italy, rare in Switzerland, and still 

 more seldom found in Holland and Grermany. It is met with in 

 Japan, identical in form and color of plumage. The Red-legged 

 Partridge is known by the name of Greek Partridge, or harta- 

 vella; and it is the opinion of most judicious writers, that this is 

 the bird to which allusion is made in the Holy Scriptures. This 

 bird is introduced into the -preserves in England. In the coun- 



