. The partridge. Natural history. Partridges; Game and game-birds. THORN PENCE. No. I. The plan shows preserve for breeding partridges, and boxes for shooting, numbered i, 2, 3,4,5, &c. It is situated in the midst of large fields, and surrounded by a natural thorn fence. Roughly speaking, it is 500 yards long by no wide. * A' marks the site of a tall tree which serves as a good land- mark for the beaters. * B' marks an artificial pool, where a constant supply of water |^ is kept in the summer. The shading | indicates cover for the birds formed ^ by privet, box, and yewâalso arti- chokes. T
. The partridge. Natural history. Partridges; Game and game-birds. THORN PENCE. No. I. The plan shows preserve for breeding partridges, and boxes for shooting, numbered i, 2, 3,4,5, &c. It is situated in the midst of large fields, and surrounded by a natural thorn fence. Roughly speaking, it is 500 yards long by no wide. * A' marks the site of a tall tree which serves as a good land- mark for the beaters. * B' marks an artificial pool, where a constant supply of water |^ is kept in the summer. The shading | indicates cover for the birds formed ^ by privet, box, and yewâalso arti- chokes. The shading! shows cultivated portion, which is ^ sown with buckSvheat, mustard, and barley. The boxes, i, 2, 3, &c., are formed of growing fir. The driving to the preserves may be by a circle (the Hungarian method) or by half-circle, bringing up beaters in two divisions. â pi__ Scale 18 in. to one mile Flam of Partridge Preserves, laid out in 1892, on the Estate OF THE Prince of Walks at Sandringham. 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 Macpherson, Hugh Alexander, 1858-1901; Stuart-Wortley, Archibald John, 1849-1905; Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933. London and New York, Longmans, Green, and Co.
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