. Bird notes . Phntn hy \V. Shore Balh/.Youiiu Eufous Ph,,h) hfi W. Shore Rufous Tinamon. Correspondence. 45 \\ ritin:^ in Arge)iti)!e Ornithologx Hudson says: —■ This species is solitary in its habits, conceals itself very closely in the fjrass, and flies with the greatest reluctance. I doubt if there s any bird with such a n-sounding flight as the Tinamou : the whirr of its wings can onlv be compared to the rattling of a vehicle uriven at great speed over a srong road. From the moment it rises unlM it alights again there is no cessation in the ra])id vibration of its
. Bird notes . Phntn hy \V. Shore Balh/.Youiiu Eufous Ph,,h) hfi W. Shore Rufous Tinamon. Correspondence. 45 \\ ritin:^ in Arge)iti)!e Ornithologx Hudson says: —■ This species is solitary in its habits, conceals itself very closely in the fjrass, and flies with the greatest reluctance. I doubt if there s any bird with such a n-sounding flight as the Tinamou : the whirr of its wings can onlv be compared to the rattling of a vehicle uriven at great speed over a srong road. From the moment it rises unlM it alights again there is no cessation in the ra])id vibration of its wings: but like a ball thrown b\- the the liird flies away with extraordinary violence until the impelling force is sjjent, when it slopes gradually towards the earth, the distance it is able to accomplish at a flight being from 800 to .500 vards. This flight it can repeat when driven up again, as many as three times, after which the bird can rise no more. The call of the Large Partridge is heard in fine weather at all seasons of the year, especial
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