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THE ROCK OR BARBARY PARTRIDGE. 
PmdiM pctroaa.'-liiSHAus. 
PjtATE IV, 
The Rcd-Lcggcd Partridge from Barbarj, EdwaTiW Hirtls, 
pL 70,~,Laih, General Hiaitny^ vol. viiL p. PcTdix 
pctrosa, Laiham. — Temminekf Ptgmns tt Gallintica^ iiL 
Ind. p. Til. — Perdjx GfunbrAf Teitimincky Pigeons etOal- 
liiuicesy iii. 369, 
WzTFi this haiKhome bird we enter a small group 
of tlie partridges which are remarkable for the beau- 
tifully mturketi and ehewy appearance of the featliers 
covering the fiankss. Tlie general tint of plumage is 
very regular throughout ; the bill and legs are always 
red, and the latter are aometiroes &Ughtly spurred 
and knotted. They inhabit Europe, the north of 
Africa, and India. TIte most familiar example will 
he the cnmmon Red-legged, French, or, m it ib 
sometimes termed, Guernsey Partridge ; but we have 
selected two yqually beautifai, but less known birds, 
as examples of it. 
The Rock or Barhary Partridge inhabits the mosit 
aouthero countries of Europe, stretching into Spain, 
and thence upon the coast of Africa. It is also met 
