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as bitter against the bird as their fathers were, 
although owing to the altered mode of agricul¬ 
ture, and the fashion of partridge shooting, the 
habits which were once so objectionable and 
detrimental to sport, will new compare favor¬ 
ably with those of the English or any other 
species. 
Since the advent of the reaping and binding 
machines, the short stubbles afford no lying 
for birds, consequently pointers and setters are 
not required to hunt for them. In addition to 
this the best and most fashionable way of 
killing partridges is by driving, and it is in the 
interest of this particular sport that I make my 
plea for the French partridge. 
It is an excellent game, strong and fast on 
the wing, requiring all the killing the best shots 
can give it; in fact, I have seen it escape quite 
freely when well within shot. I have noticed, 
too, that each bird takes a distinct course when 
on the wing, thus providing sport for the whole 
line of guns, while the same quantity of English 
birds would follow each other in a flock, giving 
shots to only one or two at most. I am of 
opinion that the French bird flies lower than 
the English. 
Concerning the fighting instinct of the red- 
legged partridge, any one who has studied the 
habits of partridges knows that there are no 
birds w'hich fight in a more determined manner 
at the pairing season, the French being no ex¬ 
ception in this respect. Once paired, however, 
they will settle down in perfect harmony with 
the English; nest, and bring up their young 
within a few yards of each other, sometimes 
even laying in the same nest. What then can 
be plainer than these facts to prove that old- 
time sportsmen must have been wrong in their 
supposition that the red-legged variety drove 
the English away by its pugnacity? 
It is my opinion that our fathers were so pre¬ 
judiced against this breed, owing to its bad 
habit of running, that they would have us be¬ 
lieve it was good for nothing and bad for 
everything. 
I can, however, assure sportsmen who still 
adhere to these views that they are by no means 
deducible from experience gained in these parts 
of the Midlands, where I have lived the greater 
part of my life. I have ample proof that a good 
proportion of French birds on a manor ma¬ 
terially increases the bag on a driving day; and, 
after mature consideration and observation, I 
have arrived at the conclusion that, given equal 
quantities of English and French partridges on 
a day’s shoot, the French will total quite five 
to three of the English.—The County Gentle¬ 
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