. Recreations of a naturalist . Natural history. THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE 115 out about Windsor to obtain a stock ; but they are supposed to have mostly perished, although some of them, or their descendants, were seen for a few years ; Unfortunately, Daniel has omitted to give his authority for this statement, which is the more to be regretted since it relates to what is believed to be the first attempted introduction of the. THE RBD-LBSGED PARTRIDGE. "red-leg" in this country—an experiment, in fact, which preceded those of which we have more certain information by ab
. Recreations of a naturalist . Natural history. THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE 115 out about Windsor to obtain a stock ; but they are supposed to have mostly perished, although some of them, or their descendants, were seen for a few years ; Unfortunately, Daniel has omitted to give his authority for this statement, which is the more to be regretted since it relates to what is believed to be the first attempted introduction of the. THE RBD-LBSGED PARTRIDGE. "red-leg" in this country—an experiment, in fact, which preceded those of which we have more certain information by about a century! In or about the year 1770 several noble sportsmen appear to have combined in importing eggs from France, and hatching them out under hens on their estates in different parts of the country. In East Suffolk the Marquis of Hertford and Lord Rendlesham turned out a good many at Sudbourn and. 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 Harting, James Edmund, 1841-1928. London : T. Fisher Unwin
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