286 
Allen’s naturalist’s library. 
always makes us smile. Often at InnrV, i 
him on the Partridge question, merely fo "he fun of 
him arffue and stirlr tn iiic. ^ nearinj^ 
fathers; and his politely incredidouTsmT^ that of his fore- 
[he help of.taVe, £ ,cj£°l* 
horse-shoe mark really was a female by d ssecdon had t^f 
seen to be appreciated Put ^ oissection, had to be 
never allow that they are m Ltaken who will 
man remains we may^safelv look^Wv 
-use^en, .itSc./o™'* S"''" 
less perfect male plumage. One barren femXd""J- 
markon the breasrvvh Wh!, " enormous chestnut horse-shoe 
feather like that of’ the male Inl’X^’J^herr"^ 
ordinary female This and nnn if 
two tl,., havecome„„J“ot "o'iS °"'=: 
co,',s„“» " 'that r;“a 
(ael 
phase of jiluniage between the r ’ ^ intermediate 
moat «trl„.e cC^ 
examples of this variety have the whn^e heir 
rust-red and the remainder of thfll' Ha h "1"'^ 
except the thighs and lower part of th^l ‘chestnut, 
whitish, as well as some bars ani i ■ belly, which are 
St™ 'VaS c„r,‘ “i* 
Equally perfect examples of bod^s^^^* plumage. 
Grey, cream-coloured,^ and' ^ Splrof^^ Smtn 
Orn. 1. p. 22tj, pi. xxi. fig. 2 (1760) 
