FRENCH PARTRIDGE. 
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above described specimen was a female, and it may 
be stated, that all those which have been met with 
in autumn were of the same sex. In the male the 
chin and throat are brownish-black, forming almost 
a cross in the pale space of the female, the ends of 
the cross turning up to meet the stripes from the 
gape; the markings above are more distinct, and 
there is more chestnut in the tints, particularly on 
the flanks and sides of the breast ; the breast itself 
is pale reddish wood brown, without spots. 
In all our modem works on ornithology, we have 
a few birds among the Rasores included, which 
have been introduced from other countries, and of 
which some have in a manner completely naturalised 
themselves and are generally distributed, being as 
hardy as many of the truly indigenous species ; but 
there are also others, which, though they thrive 
comparatively well, yet require considerable atten- 
tion, and continue very local and limited in their 
range ; and while it becomes necessary to notice 
these, it is scarcely right to hold them in the same 
place with our indigenous game. 
The Red Legged or French Partridge, Per- 
dix rufa, — Is a beautiful bird, and, in our park 
preserves, will make a most interesting addition or 
variation to the naturalist, though, from the expe- 
rience which has been already had, it is not in 
request as a bird of game to the sportsman, nor is 
