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Adult Mala. — Above greyish olive-brown; feathers of the 
sides of the chest brpadly margined with black ; throat sur- 
vounded by a black band ; belly bright rufous buff ; flank- 
feathers pale grey, followed by a narrow white, and then a 
narrow black band, ending in a broader band of dark chestiaut , 
outer tail-feathers dark chestnut. Total length, i3'6 inches ; 
wing, 6-2 ; tail, 37 ; tarsus, I'y. 
Adult Female. — Similar to the male. Total length, 13 inches ; 
wing, 6’o ; tail, 3'6 ; tarsus, i'6. 
Range in Great Britain.— Mr. Saunders writes The Red- 
le<Tged Partridge was successfully acclimatised m Rngiand 
about 1770; and as the result of this and subsequent introduc- 
ductions it is now thoroughly established in Suffolk Norfom, 
Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, some of the Midlands, 
and on dry ground along the northern side of the lhames 
Valley.” 
Range outside the British Islands. — An inhabitant of South- 
western Europe, ranging north to Belgium and Switzerland, 
and in the south to Madeira, the Azores, and Gran Canary, 
and in the east to South and Central Italy, also to Elba, 
Corsica, and the Balearic Islands (Grant). A dark form, 
called C. hispanica, occurs in Spam; it has been figured 
in Mr. Ogilvie Grant’s volume (pi. x.). 
Hahits.— Mr. Ogilvie Grant writes “ This remarkably hand- 
some species was first introduced into the south-Mstern 
counties of Great Britain about a century ago. Tike the rest 
of its allies, it is an inveterate runner, and generally prefers to 
escape from approaching danger on foot, which it does with 
great rapidity, seldom taking to flight unless hard pressed or 
suddenly disturbed. When once on the wing, however, the flight 
is rapid and straight, and for this reason these birds afford capital 
sport when driven ; but if shot over dogs or walked up in cover 
their cursorial habits are alike detestable to man and dog, for 
the Red-legs not only seldom rise themselves till they are at the 
other end of the field and probably far out of shot, but disturb 
and put up any coveys of Grey Partridges they may chance 
to pass on their course. They are very partial to hedgerows or 
the edges of plantations and long grass or rushes, and when 
