OF ews, coe 
with them, and they fometimes die. Partridges 
will not breed in confinement, but the young ones 
may be reared by putting the eggs under a Hen. 
They require great care, and are brought up with 
difficulty, This bird is very delicate food. 
- Willoughby, who has written upon Bika, men- 
tions a perfon in Suflex who had fucceeded in 
making a covey of Partridges fo tame, that he 
_ drove them to London, although their wings were 
grown, and they ah have flown if — had 
tried. 
There are feveral varieties of the common 
Partridge, fome intirely white with red pupils to 
the eye, fome of a pale cream colour, fome white: 
beneath, with a white collar round the neck, and 
others wholly of a dun colour; thefe varieties 
however are not very frequent. 
The Partridge is faid to live. from twelve ta 
" fifteen years. 
There is a Partridge in America called the’ 
Virginia Partridge, which perches on trees, and. 
frequents woody fituations. 
Tts-legs. are naked, it has a black {pot wate | 
and..below. the eyes, and.a. duiky line upon the” 
head ;- the cheeks and throat. are whites bounded 
bya line of black. ‘ 
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