. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . VARIETIES OF THE. PARTRIDGE. ,391 grapes and the edible variety of snails. In France, the Jura, theUpper and Lower Alps, the mountains of Auvergne, and the Pyrenees,are districts where it is most abundant. A variety called the Gambra, which differs but little from theRed-legged Partridge, is found in Spain, Corsica, Sicily, and Calabria. The Virginian or American Partridge (0?iyx Virginiatms, Wilson)has a thick and convex beak, smooth tarsi, and a longer tail t
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . VARIETIES OF THE. PARTRIDGE. ,391 grapes and the edible variety of snails. In France, the Jura, theUpper and Lower Alps, the mountains of Auvergne, and the Pyrenees,are districts where it is most abundant. A variety called the Gambra, which differs but little from theRed-legged Partridge, is found in Spain, Corsica, Sicily, and Calabria. The Virginian or American Partridge (0?iyx Virginiatms, Wilson)has a thick and convex beak, smooth tarsi, and a longer tail than thePartridge. These characteristics would hardly entitle us to make anydifference as to genus, if a study of their habits had not revealedcertain details which justify our doing so. When these birds are flushed, they do not all of them fly towardsthe same spot, but scatter before concealing themselves in the brush-wood. Under these circumstances, if re-found, all may be killed insuccession. They are more prolific than the Partridge, also lesssuspicious, and will readily enter snares set for them. These birds are in the habit
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