130 NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The Padua cock and lieu weigh from eight to ten pound, and is a variety of the pha- 

 sianus gallus, or dunghill cock. 



The phasianus gallus exists in a wild state on some of the moors in the northern coun- 

 ties of Scotland ; the eggs are nearly double the size of ordinary eggs. 



A variety of the tame kind has two toes behind, instead of one; of a large breed one 

 has weighed fourteen pounds. Another frizzled variety has the feathers curled up ; the 

 flesh is firm and delicate ; it is a tender kind, brought originally from the East Indies. 

 The Turkish cocks and hens are said to differ from ours in the variety and beauty of 

 their colours. 



Clavigero says, that there are two kinds of pheasants in Mexico, of the size of a goose, 

 with a crest on their heads, which they can raise and depress at pleasure, that they are 

 distinguishable by their colour, and some particular qualities. The first is called the royal 

 pheasant, or coxolitti, and has a tawny coloured plumage, and its flesh is more delicate than 

 that of the other. The latter is named tipetotohl, and will sometimes pick from his mas- 

 ter's hand, meet him with signs of joy, shut the door with his bill, and fight like a cock in 

 poultry yards ; his feathers are of a shining black, and his legs and feet ash-coloured. 



The tetrao francolinus of Linnseus is as large as the common partridge, it inhabits the 

 warmer parts of Europe ; it may be kept in aviaries where it breeds freely. 



The tetrao rufus gresk, or great red partridge, is larger than the common one. 



The red legged partridge, or tetrao rufus, has been let loose in its wild state in England ; 

 they are all over Europe, Asia, and Africa, and are so tame in the Isle of Scio, accord- 

 ing to Tournefort, that they may be driven to seek their food in the fields like so many 

 sheep. 



The tetrao perdrhs} the common partridge of Europe, is not larger than our quail, (te- 

 trao marilandus ;) with a little encouragement they have been made as tame as common 

 poultry ; they will not breed in a state of confinement ; but if the eggs are placed under 

 a heu, she will hatch them and rear the young as her own chickens. Willoughby says, 

 that a certain Sussex man had, by his industry, made a covey of partridges so tame, that 

 he drove them before him upon a wagon, upon a wager, out of that county to London, 

 though they were absolutely free, and had their wiugs grown. 



The common quail (tetrao coturnix) is a migrating bird, spread all over the old world, 

 is seen from the Cape of Good Hope to Iceland ; comes north in spring and departs 

 south in autumn. It is about the size of our robin, and is not in this country. 



The gold-breasted trumpeter (psophia crepitans) inhabits various parts of South Ame- 

 rica, is near the size of a turkey ; its flesh is as good as that of a pheasant ; it is called 

 3game by the French, and cani-cami in Surinam ; it is most easily tamed and a great 



