. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. THE PARTRIDGE AND QUAIL. The Partridge is another game bird, and, like most birds to whom protection is afforded, one of common occurrence. We must not, however, seek him on the barren moor—there our search would be but poorly re- warded ; nor must we look for him in the woods, for probably not a glimpse of him should we get. But on the smiling fields he nestles close amongst the herbage. Where the rich stubbles and clover fields abound, bordered with lo
. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. THE PARTRIDGE AND QUAIL. The Partridge is another game bird, and, like most birds to whom protection is afforded, one of common occurrence. We must not, however, seek him on the barren moor—there our search would be but poorly re- warded ; nor must we look for him in the woods, for probably not a glimpse of him should we get. But on the smiling fields he nestles close amongst the herbage. Where the rich stubbles and clover fields abound, bordered with low and tangled hedgerows, he finds a home suitable to his terrestrial habits; for be it known the Partridge, although his feet differ not in their anatomy from the Pheasant, is a bird never known to perch in trees : on the ground he lives exclusively, roost- ing upon it, and obtaining his sustenance and rearing his young upon it Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dixon, Charles, 1858-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : Werner Co.
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