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feeds on grain, and may be kept in aviaries, where they produce 

 their young freely. 



They have a loud cry, a fort of whittle, which may be heard a 

 great way off. Their flefh is much efteemed. 



Le Francolin deL'Ifle de France, Son. Voy. Ind. vol. ii. p. 166. pi. 97. PINTADO P 



C I Z E of the Red Partridge. Bill black : top of the head pale Description, 



rufous yellow ; in the middle black, with rufous edges : on 

 each fide of the head are two bands, the one paffing through the 

 eyes, the other beneath them; the fpace between white, as in the 

 throat : the hind part of the neck is alfo white, with a black mark 

 at the end of each feather : lower part of the neck and breaft 

 black, with fix white fpots on each feather : belly the fame, but 

 the fpots larger, and rufous : thighs pale rufous, croffed with 

 black bands : the back. is reddifh, but the fcapulars are blackifh 

 in the middle, and irregularly fpotted with rufous white : leffer 

 quills the fame, but darker : the greater quills black, croffed 

 with ftripes of white : rump and middle tail feathers pale rufous, 

 croffed with black bands ; the reft of a plain brownifh black : 

 legs pale rufous. 



The male is furnifhed with a ftrong fpur. 



Inhabits the ifie of Madagafcar, and has been tranfported from Place* 



thence to the IJle of France. It perches, and has a note like the 

 Guinea Pintado; from thence the inhabitants call it Perdrix 

 Pintadee. 



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