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fed and in fine weather, the "cackle" that follows the 

 laying of an egg; the cry of warning that instantly 

 brings her chicks to cover under her wings when a 

 Hawk appears overhead — are all familiar sounds of 

 the poultry-yard. The "crow" of the cock, usually 

 given when he goes to roost at night, early in the 

 morning, and after he has gained a victory over an- 

 other cock, is also well known. 



Although originally from warm climates, domestic 

 Fowls are able to withstand very low temperature, 

 especially if protected from severe winds and from 

 dampness. 



Between the Pheasant tribe and the Partridges and 

 Quails of the Old World there is no very sharp 

 division. True Partridges and Quails are not met 

 with in America, but they are represented by birds 

 that closely resemble them in many particulars. 



The Common Partridge of Europe is also some- 

 times called the Horse-shoe Partridge, from a horse- 

 shoe-like mark on the breast in both sexes. The 

 female may always be distinguished by the buff cross- 

 bars on the smaller wing-coverts. In eastern Siberia 

 this bird is replaced by the Bearded Partridge, in 

 which the throat is decorated with long beard-like 

 feathers. See Plate 24, Fig. 144. 



The Common Red-legged Partridge ranges over 

 southwestern and western Europe and Great Britain. 



The Red-legged Rock Partridge is a native of the 

 mountains of southern Europe, from the Pyrenees 

 to the Balkans, and differs from the Common Euro- 

 pean Partridge in the absence of white on the flanks 



