346 PARTRIDGE. 



white, the feathers edged with rufous; belly yellowish white, marked 

 with brownish spots ; nape ash-colour, with deeper markings of the 

 same; tail crossed with zigzags of black and rufous, and a large 

 white spot ; legs yellow ; toes short ; the wings reach within ten or 

 eleven lines of the tail. 



The female is much the same, but the colours less distinct. 



Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. M. Levaillant found it very 

 common about Hottniqua Land : the female said to lay eight dirty 

 grey eggs. 



