. A general synopsis of birds . mon Partridge : length eleven inches. Billbrown : round the eyes red warty excrefcences: through theeye, and behind it, a pale rufous ftreak: the upper part of theplumage rufous brown: the exterior webs of the fcapulars mottledwith aih-colour : wing coverts mottled with brownifh afh-co-lour: the back itfelf cinereous brown, marked with blackiflidots: the throat cinereous: breaft cinereous brown, markedwith obfeure paler bars: the belly pale orange brown : thequills have the outer webs fpotted with rufous : legs From Cayenne or Guiana, as I faw
. A general synopsis of birds . mon Partridge : length eleven inches. Billbrown : round the eyes red warty excrefcences: through theeye, and behind it, a pale rufous ftreak: the upper part of theplumage rufous brown: the exterior webs of the fcapulars mottledwith aih-colour : wing coverts mottled with brownifh afh-co-lour: the back itfelf cinereous brown, marked with blackiflidots: the throat cinereous: breaft cinereous brown, markedwith obfeure paler bars: the belly pale orange brown : thequills have the outer webs fpotted with rufous : legs From Cayenne or Guiana, as I faw it in a collection from the laft-named place. It is probable, that the bird referred to in Buffon may be thisfpecies; for he merely fays, that it is like our Partridge, evento the lill and legs, although he ranks it with the reft of hisTinamous. I am not fo clear about that of Bancroft, as he faysit is near twice the fize of ours : he adds, that they run on theground, and fkulk among the bufhes, like a Quail; and when ftarted,.
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