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Adult Female (Naples, 15th February). Closely resembles the male above described, but is a trifle smaller, 

 and lacks the knob on the hind part of the tarsus. 



Young (Switzerland) . Resembles the adult, but is duller, the collar is much narrower, the upper parts are 

 much darker and browner, and there are traces of bars on the tail ; the feathers on the flanks are also 

 much less richly coloured. 



Young in down (Barcelonette). Crown and nape reddish, marked with dark brown; an indistinct dark patch 

 behind the eye ; upper parts blackish brown, variegated with reddish brown and white ; sides of the 

 head, throat, and underparts white, tinged with buff on the abdomen. 



Obs. So far as I can gather, Perdix labatiei of Bouteille (Orn. du Dauphine, ii. Add. p. 337, 1844) is nothing 

 but a hybrid between the Greek Partridge and the common Redleg, a view which is taken by Messrs. 

 Degland and Gerbe, and several other authors. 



It is somewhat difficult to determine the precise limits of the range of this Partridge, because 

 in Eastern Europe it is replaced by a closely allied though distinct species, Caccabis chukar, 

 which latter is the. common Red-legged Partridge of Asia Minor. The present species appears 

 to inhabit only the elevated mountain-ranges of Southern Europe. It is stated by Messrs. 

 Degland and Gerbe to inhabit the Pyrenees ; but it is not included by Colonel Irby as occurring 

 in Spain, and Lord Lilford writes (Ibis, 1866, p. 348) that he could not hear of it in any part 

 of that country ; it is well possible, however, that it may occur in some of the mountain districts 

 of Spain. Baron J. W. von Miiller states that it is found in Provence, but is much rarer than 

 the common Redleg. In Switzerland it is common ; but Bailly writes that though formerly so 

 numerous in Savoy, it has become rather rare than otherwise. Messrs. Meisner and Schinz say 

 (Vog. der Schweiz, p. 162) that it is a true alpine bird, inhabiting the entire range of the Swiss 

 Alps in the more elevated regions, and never visits the subalpine regions, and is, they add, 

 unknown in the Jura; but Bailly states that it inhabits both the Jura and the Basses- Alpes. 

 In Italy it is found in the Italian Alps, in the Apennines, and in the mountains of Sicily ; 

 in fact, as Count Salvadori states, it inhabits the entire mountainous regions of Italy, but 

 it is wanting in Sardinia and Malta. Mr. II. Benvenuti also states (Ibis, 1864, p. 228) that it 

 occurs in Tuscany. It likewise inhabits the Tyrol, where it is said to be not uncommon in 

 some localities, and is also found in the Styrian Alps. Seidensacher says that it inhabits the 

 Bacher, near Rakovic, near Weitenstein, but is rare ; and the Ritter von Tschusi-Schmidhofen 

 writes to me respecting its range as follows : — " In the more elevated mountain-ranges of Upper 

 Austria and Salzburg it is nowhere common. Hanf states that it is numerous in Upper Styria, 

 on the Grewenze and other Alps of Styria. In Southern Tyrol, according to Althammer, it 

 breeds commonly, but is less numerous in Northern Tyrol. Bruhin says that it breeds in the 

 Vorarlberg ; Von Hueber states that it also inhabits Carinthia (Karnthen) ; and Freyer records 

 it from Krain. Fritsch met with it not uncommonly near Flume, even in the lowlands ; and, 

 according to Stetter, it is found near Trieste." Count Casimir Wodzicki met with it in the 

 Tatra Mountains, Carpathian range, and adds that, according to Professor Zawadzki, it is a 

 well-known bird throughout the Mountains of Bukowina. 



From the Austrian dominions it becomes difficult to trace the range of the present species ; 



