| 单词 | partridge |
| 例句 | I know how many grouse are killed, how many partridge, how many head of deer. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Platters of duck and partridge, rabbit and bird eggs, and seasoned venison passed by in dizzying numbers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Its stomach had been stitched closed, and it was stuffed with partridges that in turn were stuffed with plums. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “To think I worried about that little bird. I might have known it would gobble up a nice fat partridge in no time.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Grandma, meanwhile, had finished a beautiful dance fan made of a partridge tail. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z We carried the tree home and decorated it with Grandma’s antique ornaments: ornate colored balls, fragile glass partridges, and lights with long tubes of bubbling water. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She rose in a flutter, like a partridge while the hawk is over, and plucked at her skirt. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was in it—the plump partridge who had always been helpless. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The only alarm came when they startled four partridges, which whirred away over the hedge to the west and sailed down, spread-winged, into the field beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Wherever there were a few vacant square inches, something Christmassy appeared: a matchbox creche, a porcelain Santa, a partridge in a pear tree. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It nosed along the foot of the bank, put up a partridge and bounced after it and then began to scratch about in a clump of dock plants. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Granddad’s out fishing for trout in the river with a homemade rod or hunting grouse or partridge across the fields. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She spotted him coming out of barbershops with windows the color of coal dust, from tiny booths that sold partridges, from battered, open- fronted stores packed with old tires piled from floor to ceiling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “And there’s a partridge in the pear tree. Get to the point, Dad.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Champagne—but very pretty, same color as a partridge eye—pink but a little darker than pink, and dry too. Four-fifty a bottle.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The plop of nuts and the flutter of partridge removing their beaks from their hearts. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Around the bend in the trail, dragging a large dead partridge by the wing, came the cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He raced in circles around the tractor, a habit he had picked up years ago when my father would plow or mow and sometimes flush quail or partridge hidden in the field. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z In Iraq, the sounds of the national bird, the chucker partridge, play over the speakers discreetly hidden behind the merchant carts offering beautiful silk scarves and shirts. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I would wake up long before dawn and leave with my shotgun on my shoulder, with my game bag and my partridge hound. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But the favorite of many Afghans is the chukar partridge, an elegant reddish-grey bird with a black band across its eyes and around its throat, a red beak, and black stripes on its side. Wings of joy: Kabul's bird market brings comfort to war-weary Afghans 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Wiley tried posing him in settings “with partridges and scepters and thrones,” he said, even “mounting me on horses.” Obama Portraitists Merged the Everyday and the Extraordinary 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without reindeers, turtle doves, a partridge — and a Monkee. Get in the holiday mood with Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Busy as it is, a rope of fried octopus poised atop a parsley salad, baby artichokes, chorizo, papaya chutney, chile-reddened tofu sauce and a partridge in a pear tree makes a diverting group pick. Review | I want to cheer for Pom Pom. But it’s complicated. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Place 2 partridges on top of the shallots and artichokes, spoon over a little oil then season generously with salt and a few more thyme sprigs. Nigel Slater’s quick Christmas roast recipe 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The battle between them should have come to a head at a meeting of the British Association in September 1864, had not Speke killed himself the day before on a partridge shoot. Explorers of the Nile by Tim Jeal - review 2011-08-26T21:55:02Z "Definitely a change from a partridge on a pear tree," the police wrote about the incident on Facebook. Sparrowhawk rescued after flying into woman’s home, landing on Christmas tree 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z And in Ketchum, he boasted of the great duck, partridge and quail hunting. ArtsBeat: JFK Library Unveils Hemingway Letters 2012-03-28T19:57:08Z However, he can think of many alternatives for the shade garden, including evergreen ferns, wild gingers, hellebores, mondo grass, a little-known evergreen shrub named ruscus, and the native partridge berry. Revered, then reviled: Tracking the rise and fall of ivy 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The roast partridge, by the way, is a neat little dinner for one. Nigel Slater: ‘I love the crackle of winter’ 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Game means the same: whether you like them or not, partridge, hare, teal and pigeon are not yet part of the wholesale supply chain that good restaurants shun. How to choose a great restaurant from reading the menu 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z While the internet currently runs on parodies, send-ups, mockumentaries, memes, and partridges in pear trees, the turn of the century parody boom was a relative novelty at the time. Scream of laughter: how today's best-loved pop culture grew from parody 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z But the favorite of many Afghans is the chukar partridge, an elegant reddish-grey bird with a black band across its eyes and around its throat, a red beak, and black stripes on its side. Wings of joy: Kabul's bird market brings comfort to war-weary Afghans 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Actually, instead of a partridge, it’s their loyal doggy. Advertisers embrace gay people in an amazing year of firsts for commercials 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z They make a stab at recreating it before also tackling partridge, wood pigeon and Aylesbury duckling, which they give an Indian makeover. TV highlights 01/04/2013 2013-04-01T05:59:02Z Leonardo's bestiary enlisted the partridge as a lesson in truth: "Although partridges steal one another's eggs, the young always return to their true parents." The Book of Barely Imagined Beings by Caspar Henderson - review 2012-12-25T07:00:15Z As diners make their way through the dishes, new ones, like fresh goat cheese with fig jam, crispy bacalau fritters and savory empanadas filled with partridge and roast garlic, arrive. Overnighter: From Lisbon, Visiting the Storied City of ?vora 2011-06-24T18:55:01Z Brewer added: “And a partridge in a pear tree.” A Hip-Hop Dance Crew’s Frabjous Reign in Las Vegas 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Americans might not be moved to attempt Henry’s recipe for roast partridge, but they will surely enjoy the remembrance that goes with it: her father’s well-traveled appetites that helped her learn “to taste the world.” Review | The best new cookbooks for summer meals 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z My career as a critic began after I screamed at Terence Conran for failing to notice I had spilled my partridge over Sophia Loren while I was boasting to Charles Bronson. Digested read: Unbelievable! by Michael Winner 2010-12-06T21:00:00Z A new thread soon develops around a passage in Khrushchev’s memoirs during which Stalin spins a tall tale about shooting 24 partridges. Milan Kundera’s new novel feels so very French 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z This holiday drink is the closest we'll get to having a partridge in a pear tree at the Christmas party, but it's a delicious second place. 25 of the merriest Christmas cocktail recipes 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Sister establishment Pizarro serves smart takes on rustic Spanish fare, from partridge escabeche to sea bass with chorizo. Bermondsey Bites: Hip New Eat Streets Emerge in London 2011-12-01T14:10:00Z A 4 1/2- year-old Fell pony, four peacocks, 20 new canaries, and a partridge and a pear tree. Martha Stewart offers hints on entertaining for the holidays 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z It is tempting to suggest plumping for some Scottish game, with grouse, partridge and most venison available at the moment. Scotland vote night fuel: time to break out the crowdie, neeps and whisky 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Here, there are foraged mushrooms, wild flowers and herbs, while local hunters contribute hares, partridges, wild boar, venison and trout. Spain’s best young chefs – and the restaurants where you’ll discover them 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z We see people shooting partridges; we see their beaters – and without any indication that they are therefore snobs. Archipelago ? review 2011-03-03T15:01:00Z Tempted from the treetops by this fishy stench, the insect's iridescent purple hue was captured on film by the cameraman, who shows the majesty of its flight, not unlike that of a partridge. Butterflies: a stunning new film gets close to these elusive insects 2010-12-12T00:20:00Z I spotted my first on the ground: a family of red-breasted hill partridges foraging in the dirt, extending my layman’s streak of sighting jungle fowl. Birder, scuba diver — or both? This biodiverse destination offers the best of both worlds 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z But Betty Bee's Moorish braised partridge with cinnamon and raisins was an inspired winning recipe. 23 recipes for leftover wine 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Another highlight is the alheira, a crusty sausage made from partridge, chicken and bread that was reputedly invented by Jews during the Inquisition in an attempt to pass themselves off as good, pork-loving Catholics. Next Stop: The Arts Take Root in Portugal?s ?Cradle City? 2011-07-22T18:55:00Z Here he, and we, his cohorts, were like the hunting dog playing “fetch” — he doesn’t care if it’s a partridge or a tennis ball, he’s going to get it. David Mamet on Ricky Jay, a Great Astonisher and ‘Truest Friend’ 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The decadent reign of Muhammad Shah II, we read, extended from 1719 to 1748 and involved morning viewings of partridge and elephant fights. Art Review: ?Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi? at Asia Society 2012-03-08T22:18:28Z Remove the partridges, sausages and artichokes from the oven and transfer to a warm serving plate. Nigel Slater’s quick Christmas roast recipe 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Oh, and two handsome hunks, one Nordstrom shopping bag and a partridge in a pear tree. Advertisers embrace gay people in an amazing year of firsts for commercials 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Remove the partridges, wrapping them in foil to keep them warm, then place the pot over a high heat and reduce the volume of liquid by half. Nigel Slater: ‘I love the crackle of winter’ 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Nightingale, greenfinch, grey partridge, marsh tit, skylark, nightjar and tree pipit - all Red List species - have been recorded. Wild Woodbury: Red List bird species return after rewilding 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z There, they used to pick blueberries, hunt moose and partridges, and fish walleyed pike and trout. ‘The Fires Here Are Unstoppable’ 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z It was in these woods, just outside Glacier National Park, that the teenage boys learned to hunt, fish, dress a deer and pick birdshot from Hungarian partridges. In Montana, It’s Youth vs. the State in a Landmark Climate Case 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The royal family’s 20,000-acre country estate in Norfolk, where Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed spending Christmas and shooting partridges. Todger, Tiggy, Biro and Spike: A glossary of Harry's Britishisms for 'Spare' readers 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z While many cultures and individuals still preferred slender women and muscular men, others idealized being "plump as a partridge" as indicative of both health and wealth. Thin bodies weren't always attractive: A brief history of culturally relative beauty standards 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z On the first day of Christmas, it will set shoppers back $280.18 to buy a partridge in a pear tree for their true love — a 25.8% increase from last year. True love gets more expensive: Inflation drives spike prices of ‘12 Days of Christmas’ gifts 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Forster observed, “three fields off, like a wounded partridge, crouches the principal verb.” Perspective | Proust’s death, 100 years ago, was an ending but not the end 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z There’s no partridge or pears in this Christmas tree, but you can add them. Top toys of 2022 are those meant to last 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Flocks of partridges shot from bushes and long-legged herons stood in ponds near tiny villages that have been devastated by shellfire. Ukraine troops say Russian woes could preface pullback in south 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z While many cultures and individuals still preferred slender women and muscular men, others idealized being "plump as a partridge" as indicative of both health and wealth. Thin bodies weren't always attractive: A brief history of culturally relative beauty standards 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Arrayed along the Milky Way are myriad dark patches that they identified with partridges, llamas, a toad, a snake, a fox, and other animals. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The pop-star-turned-vicar's winning menu featured a roast partridge with caramelised pear, cabbage, celeriac, chestnut and lardons with bread sauce, pear gravy and five gold ring potatoes. Celebrity MasterChef: Second Golden Whisk winner revealed 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Not to mention three yipping puppies, two mewing kittens and a fake partridge on the fake twig of a fake pear tree. Opinion | Why this is still the most wonderful time of the year 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z While admittedly the cost of partridges and golden rings is not indicative of most family’s holiday purchases, the “lighthearted take on the BLS Consumer Price Index” nonetheless shows that inflation has become tough to avoid. Inflation causing financial strain for nearly half of U.S. households, poll finds 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z First, an apology: We were unable to scrounge up a partridge in a pear tree. Your ultimate guide to live holiday entertainment around SoCal 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Wildlife still thrives here — Akwesasne means “the land where the partridge drums” — and the territory straddles the U.S.-Canada border, with overlapping jurisdictions, including tribal law enforcement. Selling Marijuana on Tribal Lands, a Legal Gray Area 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Reporters who visited Simentov over the years — and paid the exorbitant fees he charged for interviews — found a portly man fond of whiskey, who kept a pet partridge and watched Afghan TV. Afghanistan’s last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z A grey partridge can be seen waiting for more chicks to hatch, while tucked away in its nest built out of tightly woven grass is a chiffchaff. BBC Springwatch at Wild Ken Hill: Behind the scenes 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Police Scotland said it was "definitely a change from a partridge in a pear tree". Bird of prey rescued from indoor Christmas tree perch 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Many people carol during the holidays about receiving a partridge in a pear tree from their true love. Bryan Cranston hasn't fully recovered from COVID-19. But he knows how lucky he is 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without reindeers, turtle doves, a partridge - and a Monkee. Get in the holiday mood with Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z It wasn’t quite a partridge in a pear tree, but a worker helping set up Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree found a holiday surprise – a tiny owl among the massive branches. Owl I want for Christmas: tiny bird found in Rockefeller Center tree 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z How, for instance, will ministers strike the right balance between payments for re-introducing grey partridge, or capturing heavy rainfall, or increasing organic matter in the soil? The long-running debate over greening the land 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Roadside surveys conducted in late July and August indicate pheasant numbers are up from last year, along with sharp-tailed grouse and gray partridge, according to the state Game and Fish Department. Pheasant outlook improving, but birds aren’t branching out 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z While war rages, his protagonists attend debutante balls at posh hotels and shoot partridges in the “cool green of the countryside.” Review | Winston Churchill and the power of English myth 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Game birds such as pheasants and partridge are problematic, since they tend to be from managed shoots. Life after Veganuary: the ethical guide to eating meat, eggs and dairy 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Then we'll carry on the celebrations, which will include game soup - a local speciality of partridge and pheasant, along with some crusty rolls. Bells and bunting for Brexit, or shedding a tear? 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z When I was growing up on the edge of London, the grey partridge was, if not exactly common, a fairly regular sight. Birdwatch: the mystery of the partridge and the pear tree 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z It’s like killing two birds with one stone, or in this case, two partridges in one pear tree. All I want for Christmas is this string light phone charger 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Here, I am pairing the sweetness of squash with the gentle flavour of partridge. Thomasina Miers' recipe for Thai coconut curry with partridge and squash | The Simple Fix 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z In it are badgers and foxes, a seagull and duck, some pheasants and partridges. 'I'm a teenage taxidermist' 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Brown hares, skylarks, bee orchids and gray partridges have all returned to Lark Rise Farm, in part because of the creation of five miles of new hedgerow. Maintaining a competitive hedge 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Chickens, pigeons, partridges: their carcasses line the shelves to be picked clean by my flatmates before heading into a stock. 'I've become a roasting fiend' – how to get better at cooking 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The stage on which this all played out was decorated in festive fashion with six lush red curtains, five enormous holiday wreaths, four fully lighted Christmas trees — missing only a partridge in a pear tree. Review: Brian Wilson and his band bring the Beach Boys' Christmas album to life 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z I find this is a brilliant way to cook partridge or pheasant, yielding a tender, succulent bite. Thomasina Miers' recipe for Thai coconut curry with partridge and squash | The Simple Fix 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Pursuing his favorite sport, the Belgian baron hunted red-legged partridge with Kravis and King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Albert Frère, billionaire Belgian dealmaker, dies at 92 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Ornithologists kept finding that birds that rely on insects for food were in trouble: eight in 10 partridges gone from French farmlands; 50 and 80 percent drops, respectively, for nightingales and turtledoves. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Akwesasne, as the land in Upstate New York is also known, translates roughly to “land where the partridge drums.” Tribes have climate wisdom — and good reason not to share it 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The seasons for pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge and ruffed grouse close statewide on Jan. 6. Refuges open to upland game bird hunting in North Dakota 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Set aside the partridge, tip the squash into the same casserole dish, season generously and stir to coat in the hot fat. Thomasina Miers' recipe for Thai coconut curry with partridge and squash | The Simple Fix 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The halls are decked, the stockings stuffed, and the partridge is in the pear tree or whatever. Man sets luggage on fire to protest cancelled flight, is all of us this holiday season - Golf Digest 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Who needs two turtledoves or a partridge in a pear tree when there are so many species under the sea, including the seasonally appropriate angelfish? Celebrating the Holidays 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z When nothing but Isle of Muck red-legged partridge will do, Three Chimneys is your go-to. 5 Restaurants Genuinely Worth Traveling For 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Grouse are medium to large-sized birds, similar to partridges, with round bodies and short, broad wings and the red grouse in particular is associated with heather, which grows in Scotland. Grouse shooting season off to misty start in Scotland 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Bring the sauce to simmering point, pour it over the squash and stir in the partridge legs. Thomasina Miers' recipe for Thai coconut curry with partridge and squash | The Simple Fix 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “You’ve been shooting partridges? Would you like to join my shoot?” Lord Carrington, British statesman who served six prime ministers, dies at 99 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z In English, there are many different words for two, like “duo,” “pair” and “couple,” as well as very particular phrases such as “team of horses” or “brace of partridge.” When did humans first learn to count? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Two white partridges, almost invisible in the tree line, drop dead. 'Sea, ice, snow, it’s all changing': Inuit culture struggles with warming world 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The sensor suite includes eight cameras, one or two LIDAR, six radar, 12 ultrasonics, and a partridge in a pear tree. Rimac’s new electric hypercar can go 0–60 faster than it takes to read this headline 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Roast for 10 minutes, then add the breasts and cook for a final 10-15 minutes, until the partridge is tender and the squash cooked through. Thomasina Miers' recipe for Thai coconut curry with partridge and squash | The Simple Fix 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Possibly the most famous avian in the Christmas diddy is the partridge. Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees? 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z "Eleven jailed Saudi princes a-moldering, and a partridge in a pear tree." Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes, Including Billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z The freezers are filled with Labrador’s wild buffet, from partridge berries and Arctic char to moose, duck and goose meat. 'Sea, ice, snow, it’s all changing': Inuit culture struggles with warming world 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z She sent short letter on notepaper with a picture of a partridge on it. General Noriega's pen pal: An American school girl - BBC News 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Heat two tablespoons of the coconut oil in a deep, wide casserole dish and brown the partridge skin side down. Thomasina Miers' recipe for Thai coconut curry with partridge and squash | The Simple Fix 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z To most, a partridge probably brings to mind something like the plump little chukar, a partridge native to Eurasia and introduced to North America as a game bird. Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees? 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Given that we are ostensibly here to talk about manliness we opt to bond over a shared plate of game: partridge and teal. Grayson Perry: ‘As an artist I find Brexit exciting. No doubt it will be a disaster’ 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z This cave had been spotted by a Bedouin when a partridge he had been hunting flew into it. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z He found a road-killed partridge, but did not possess a stove or a way to easily start a fire, so he ate it raw. Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years | Michael Finkel 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Hardly a vagrant, Flanagan is a hunting guide specializing in upland game birds, including pheasant, grouse, partridge and quail. Minnesota man lives a hunter’s dream 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z There are 92 known species of partridges, which are relatives of quail and live in grasslands the world over. Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees? 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z A couple of times I ask him about his relationship with his family, and he deflects to talk about the partridge. Grayson Perry: ‘As an artist I find Brexit exciting. No doubt it will be a disaster’ 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Hungarian partridge are another non-native upland game bird that resides in North Dakota. Wildlife species face harsh winter 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” one’s true love bestows, among other things, a partridge, two turtle doves, three French hens, and four calling birds. ‘Five golden rings, four colly birds . . .’ Wait, colly birds? What’s a colly bird? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The true bargain in the gift package, the partridge price fell 20 percent, to $20, as a result of a larger supply of the game birds. How’s the Economy? Just Look at How Much Celebrating ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ Will Cost 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The toxic critter was doing its best imitation of a partridge in her pear tree, loitering among the branches of the woman’s Christmas tree in her living room on the outskirts of Melbourne. Snake in Tree Makes For Worst Christmas Surprise Ever 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z It’s no partridge in a pear tree but a Melbourne woman got a seasonal surprise when she found a tiger snake entwined among the tinsel on her Christmas tree. That’s not tinsel: deadly snake found curled around Australian Christmas tree 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z The "glory" in question is a brace of rock partridges. How France is falling out of love with hunting - BBC News 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The birds included pheasants, partridges, wood grouse, magpies, and hooded crows. Does shooting birds make them smarter? 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Last year, the price soared because the partridge became a popular dish among foodies, but supply apparently met demand. How’s the Economy? Just Look at How Much Celebrating ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ Will Cost 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The hunting seasons for pheasant, quail and partridge end Jan. 31. Good pheasant, quail, partridge seasons expected in Nebraska 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Poindexter told CultureMap Houston that some of the guests dressed in “traditional European shooting attire for the boxed bird shoot competition” and for the shooting of pheasants and chukar, a type of partridge. Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z And in August 2015, after the Supreme Court ordered a blanket ban on hunting Houbara bustards, officials issued "partridge hunting" licences to Arab royals instead. Pakistan's secretive Houbara bustard hunting industry - BBC News 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Last week, Smith was out hunting speckled chukar partridges in Whirlwind Valley outside Battle Mountain. Tension between ranchers and federal officials is dangerously high in Nevada 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z A friend who had come for the dog races offered, as he left, to send over a pair of gray partridges, and Mr. Dhillon’s face brightened. Chasing the Lure of a Royal Past With Greyhound Racing in Punjab 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z They pounce on the turkeys and partridges, and devour them. Tram 83, the Congolese novel that's wowing the literary world - extract 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z While the cost of the partridge’s perch, the famous pear tree, increased only 1.2 percent, to $190 this year, checking the partridge off the gift list would be significantly more expensive than last year. Have Your Goose and Afford to Roast It, Too 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z The only thing missing is a partridge in a pear tree with commitment issues. Movie review: ‘Love the Coopers’ stages its own war on Christmas 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Game and Fish Department biologist Aaron Robinson says sharptail numbers are down slightly this year but partridge numbers are up 22 percent from last year. Grouse, partridge seasons set to open in North Dakota 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The statewide Hungarian partridge population is up 22 percent from last year, and the number of broods is up 34 percent. Agency says sharp-tailed grouse number similar to last year 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Like many other plants Hutchinson is trying to save, the heather is critically important for butterflies and bees and the gray partridge, which hides from predators in its midst. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z The investigation into the sites began after they received 13 quail and chickens and 40 quail and partridge eggs from an Iowa facility, where birds later tested positive. 4 counties investigated are free of Avian flu so far 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Numbers of birds such as grey partridge, turtle dove and starling are down more than 85% since the 1970s. Farmland bird count comes to an end 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Plovers were generously smothered in lard, as were rabbits, woodcock, curlew, pheasants and partridge. Christmas menus: turtles to turkeys 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Over all, the song’s gift extravaganza — starting with a partridge in a pear tree and ending with 12 drummers drumming — rose only 1 percent. The $27,673 You’ll Need to Spend on ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z “But I never got beyond that first partridge in a pear tree.” For AOL Dial-Up Subscribers, It's Life in the Slow Lane 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Archery deer, fall turkey, sharp-tailed and ruffed grouse, partridge, pheasant and tree squirrel hunting seasons continue through Jan. 4. Late-season hunting coming to close soon in ND 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z In Shari Now park, central Kabul, the lean times are manifest in crowds of idle men, fighting partridges, playing board-games, or staring into space. So long, good luck 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Seasons for pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge and ruffed grouse close statewide on Jan. 4. Some ND refuges to open to bird hunting 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The price tag for the partridge in a pear tree rose almost 4 percent this year, reflecting a leap in the bird’s price by a third. The $27,673 You’ll Need to Spend on ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z There were also drops in the numbers of such common species as skylarks, grey partridges and starlings. European Birds Are Disappearing: Populations Down 20 Percent Since 1980 Mountain ranges from one end of the state to the other, including Mount Charleston, harbor chukar partridges from Asia. Turkey takeover troubles Great Basin National Park 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z It will continue to sell other game birds such as pheasant and partridge. Grouse off the shelves at M&S 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z But preliminary figures show just 257 mule deer, 140 elk, 36 moose, 11 coyotes and 16 Hungarian partridges. Wildlife Tally Brings Out Canadians' Competitive Side 2014-03-13T03:33:15Z Mary wrote that they ate the hamburgers to fortify them for "tramping through the sagebrush after pheasant, partridge or ducks" in Idaho or Wyoming, which they visited every autumn. Hemingway's favourite burger recipe 2014-02-13T01:44:22Z On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me... a partridge walking on the street. Nature's 12 days of Christmas 2013-12-25T02:42:44Z There's a partridge in a pear tree, two turtledoves, three French hens, four calling birds, six geese, and seven swans. How Many Partridges Are Really in that Pear Tree? 2013-12-15T23:45:00.394Z A “great store of fruits” hung ripe for the taking, marveled one man, and “great flocks of , quails, pigeons and partridges” abounded. Don’t Like the American Way of Meat? Blame That First Thanksgiving Meal 2013-11-28T06:28:27Z He learned to hunt rabbits and partridges with traps made of sticks and leaves. Raised by wolves? 2013-11-27T01:28:12Z Species such as partridge need only eat a few grains to get a lethal dose. Bee ban pesticides have wider impact 2013-06-14T01:32:00Z The partridge pie would have included four whole birds plus liver, bacon, herbs and mushrooms. Party like it’s 1813 2013-05-10T01:24:59Z Tourists pour through, snapping pictures of immaculate, unskinned rabbit and partridges at the game stall. Horsemeat scandal: mystery meat at the food bank close to foodies' paradise 2013-02-15T19:56:45Z Mangy deer heads and stuffed partridges line the walls, and an antique cast-iron stove squats in the kitchen. For U.S. gun clubs, NRA membership has its privileges 2013-02-03T15:12:32Z In the song, the pear tree is a perch for the partridge, but in contemporary life, it is a tree often used in residential landscaping. Cost of ‘12 Days of Christmas’ Totals $107,300 2012-12-22T01:54:00Z "When you try and weigh up the evidence, it seems that they harm bees, they might be harming partridge, and that they are probably getting into waterways and harming mayflies," said Prof Goulson. Bee ban pesticides have wider impact 2013-06-14T01:32:00Z Dishes included white soup, partridge pie and jelly desserts or flummeries. Party like it’s 1813 2013-05-10T01:24:59Z Kids will follow her around the big kitchen in back where the earliest Thanksgiving feasts centered on fish, turtles, partridges, raccoons, oysters, greens and lots of pumpkins. Thanksgiving date spurs historic debate 2012-11-20T20:24:46Z "I get to sit and read for a lot of the time but whenever I see the partridges, I have to get up and scare them off," he said. Graduate's job as human scarecrow 2012-10-05T14:00:29Z And, presumably, a partridge in a pear tree. Euro 2012: Italy's Antonio Cassano must pay for homophobic remarks 2012-06-13T12:54:24Z But this suggests the chemicals pose a risk to soil, water and grain-eating birds such as partridge. Bee ban pesticides have wider impact 2013-06-14T01:32:00Z A study completed in 2004 by Mark Watson showed that the impact of sparrowhawk predation on grey partridges was at its greatest when the game bird population had already been reduced to low levels. Persecutors or persecuted? 2012-06-01T01:28:34Z Guinea-fowls, partridges, ducks, and geese abound, and a large number are daily shot by the sportsmen of the camp. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z We've tried using bangers to scare them off but the partridges just come back a few minutes later. Graduate's job as human scarecrow 2012-10-05T14:00:29Z On the way up I came across some partridges; they were terrible runners, but after a good chase I managed to collect two. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z But there, my lady, his lordship of late never seemed to care for partridges so much as he belonged. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Poor fun when the partridges were in the stubble, but there was no help for it. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z Yes; he was obliged to go down there to search for some papers he wanted, and he took Stapylton with him; and he says they had two capital days at the partridges. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z For headdress Queen Cleopatra wore a kind of very light helmet of beaten gold, fashioned in the form of the body and wings of the sacred partridge. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z On descending into the valley, I put up what was to me a new kind of partridge, also numerous mountain hares. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z As soon as the police spies guaranteed the harmlessness of the yacht the governor was hospitable and invited the members of the party to shoot the red-legged partridges and woodcock upon the Rhodian uplands. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z The tiercel, or male peregrine, is excellent for partridges and pigeons; but the female bird only can have a chance with herons, and is to be preferred also for grouse and rooks. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The year being advanced—it was now September 7th—huts were immediately constructed, and his company were at first very successful in obtaining game—partridges, hares, foxes, and white bears. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z If they wished for a good custard at Whitsuntide, and made of the richest eggs, they would have pheasants’ and partridges’ eggs by hundreds. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Of Australian quail there are at least a dozen varieties, ranging from a small partridge down to the little king quail. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The partridges were very plentiful that autumn at Clare; the pheasants never gave better sport. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z If the partridge had the woodcock's thigh, It would be the best bird that ever did fly. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z He pointed the electric girl with his unwearied eye, as a crouching setter does a partridge. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Four or five men went out among the hills to shoot partridges, and, chancing to raise a large covey, they all fired their guns at nearly the same moment. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The preceding day I lay at Liphook, and directed Mrs. Keen to send you this week a fine goose, and a brace of partridges.... The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z That each steward on each of our domains shall always have, for the sake of ornament, swans, peacocks, pheasants, ducks, pigeons, partridges, turtle-doves. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z German influence was spoken of; Count Herbert Bismarck had been seen shooting Lord Rosebery's partridges. An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life 2012-03-21T02:00:30.747Z While she was gone Pavel and Kostia went into the ball room and played “hunter and partridge,” a game of the gymnasium boys’ inventing. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The partridges you shot yesterday, sir, are in prime condition. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z You hold in high esteem, And justly too, the art of training hawks For hunting partridges. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z On the table before him were a spit of partridges and a cake of white bread. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Some of the men made the six-mile tramp across the rough country to daily drag the nets, while the rest kept the field where an occasional fox, wolf, partridge, or wolverine rewarded their efforts. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Athenæus mentions a race of dwarfs who were in perpetual war with cranes, who harnessed partridges to their chariots, and were obliged to cut down corn with felling-axes, like forest trees. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Here and there Mr. Martindale caught sight of red-legged partridge and quail, and sighed for his rifle. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Driving is certainly the form of shooting that requires the most skill, whether it be grouse or partridge, and is most fascinating when you can hit your birds! Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z The country was found to abound in these, and in geese, ducks, rabbits, wolves, foxes, partridges, and bears. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Game so utterly failed that the hunters rarely brought in anything but a partridge. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Nicephorus Calixtus, in his Ecclesiastical History, mentions an Egyptian who was not longer than a partridge, and who, at the age of twenty-five, displayed considerable mental endowment. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z A little earlier in the year, these sportsmen were tramping after partridges by the early September twilight that they might be at their business in the City before the West End sits down to breakfast. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Walking up partridges in turnips affords the same kind of shooting as grouse over dogs; not bad fun when they are plentiful, but hardish work for petticoats! Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Then up went four partridge with a whirr that would have startled one not accustomed to the sound. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Of a partridge shot and divided into six portions Franklin says: "I and my companions ravenously devoured our shares, as it was the first morsel of flesh any of us had tasted for thirty-one days." True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z A few partridges, doves, and snipes, a rail, and some hawks were shot. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z But I could trot along the tops of fallen logs like a partridge, and use every watercourse that wound my way, so breaking my trail for all save a hound or an Indian. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z A curious incident once happened when we were partridge shooting. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Two of the partridges came fluttering down, while the two others circled around in a helpless, dazed fashion. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Suffering continual privations from hunger, they reached Rum Lake, where the supper for twenty men was a single partridge with some excellent berries. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z During his last days he gave99 no attention to religious matters, and only regretted that he could not digest partridges and pheasants, and must eat only boiled meats. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z I'd as soon eat a hawk in winter or dine on slices of fried spruce-gum, for truly there is more nourishment in a moccasin than in these ignoble birds dressed up like toothsome partridges. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Vegetation was more alive, hedges were growing green, partridges, a heavy stock of them, were paired; that was all the difference, or seemed to be all. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The partridges were of good size, and plump, and the lads gazed at them and turned them over in deep satisfaction. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Why shouldn't I fish, for instance? or shoot partridges? Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z I ordered Colchester crab mayonnaise, avocado, sweet- corn sorbet, caviar; Yorkshire partridge, game bolognaise, carrots, spiced plum jam; chocolate “Black Forest” fondant, praline, liqueur sponge, cherry sorbet. London Restaurants Lure With Enticing Lunch Menus: Richard Vines 2012-02-13T20:30:54Z Squirrels were everywhere—that is, everywhere except through the pine belts, and there I had to make out with the bitter flesh of those villain partridges which feed on spruce-tips. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The passing over rich soil, once cultivated and populous, now abandoned to the antelope 51 and partridge, is most melancholy. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z The partridges were tied on top of the moose, and once again the two lads headed for the cabin. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z W. is off again "running for partridges," whatever that may mean, and at 3 we go back to London. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z "Since the Erzerum troubles," so the tales ran, "the Kurds kill men as if they were partridges." Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z It was not always that one might knock down a stupid partridge with a stick, nor yet were there trout in every water-crack. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "I shouldn't waste any more time thinking about that, old chap," said Gilly, delicately dissecting a young partridge. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z On the way the party managed to pick up some small game, and Barwell Dawson showed his skill by hitting a partridge at a great distance. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Of small game, hares, jungle fowl, peacocks, partridges, snipe, woodcock, wild ducks and geese, and green pigeons are numerous in the tarai, and jungle fowl and pheasants in the hills. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z I have seen them several times firing at red-legged partridges sitting on their nests. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z At intervals the crack of a rifle signalled the death of some partridge or squirrel close by. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Issuing from the ponds, one met ducks, geese, partridges, quails, hares, foxes, and other animals. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z A partridge rocketed upward through a clump of evergreen, while a weasel, jaws a-quiver, glared after it, baffled. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The coveys of partridges lay in the fields of maize, or the thorn hedges, sheltered and protected from the cold. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Provisions were requested; and presently peacocks, partridges, fish, and other things, were brought in great abundance. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Tinamou, tin′a-mōō, n. a South American genus of birds sometimes called partridges, but really more akin to bustards, and having affinities with the rhea and emu. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Quite an elegant dish of fish; the kidney-end of a loin of veal, roasted; fried sausage-meat; a partridge, and a pudding. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z The Kencote partridges are too many for me—too many and too fast. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z Who knows, besides the birds, that embroidered on the moss new scarlet partridge berries are ripe, hung from the vagrant vine of pale-veined leaf that does not fear the snow? Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z Arriving next day at an Indian caravansery, they remained some time shooting deer, monkeys, and wild hogs, flame-coloured birds, wild pheasants, and partridges that abounded in the woods. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z There was no song of birds or whir-r-r of partridge or grouse. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z His cares and distresses, or, as he calls them, his "solicitudinary and luctiferous discouragements," were enough "to appall the most undaunted spirits, and kill a very Paphlagonian partridge, that is said to have two hearts." Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z The Kencote partridges ranked second to the Kencote pheasants, and could very well bide the convenience of those who were to kill them. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z Still, among wine-colored and vermilion foliage, the acorn is green, though flushed wintergreen berry and red-gemmed partridge vine proclaim autumn along the forest floor. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z They are capital foster mothers for partridges, and other small and tender game. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Across the empty cornfield the partridges were running. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z “A fox trots along here to his hunting-ground where he catches shrews an’ mice or grasshoppers even, when he can’t get hold of a plump quail or partridge. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Guzman, however, managed to embezzle a couple of partridges and some quails. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The drumming of a partridge in his solitary transport sounds where reddened dogwood glorifies a clump of firs. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z They offered her gifts of wine and venison, wild boars, partridges, rabbits, and fatted calves. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z Pheasants, partridges, and quails are so plentiful, even today, that, travelling through the country, one may buy a brace for a few pence. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z “Look! there’s been a partridge at work here,” cried Nixon by and by, when the still game was over and the boys were forging ahead again. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z “Ingrate!” cried the incensed magician, “since you would thus starve me, I must perforce fall back upon the partridges I ordered for to-night’s supper.” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z For fox and partridge, fawn and squirrel—all the wood dwellers that run or fly—youth, like the rest of life, is a time of stress and effort. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z One day, when he was mowing in the meadows, he accidentally killed a fat partridge with his scythe. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z A twelve bore is good for quail and partridges," he remarked, "but you need a ten gage for ducks. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z At his approach, rabbits scurried, white tails erect, across the road; from one rare clearing a flock of partridges whirred skyward, and once, in the distance, he saw a grazing herd of wild deer. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z Among the alders by the stream I heard a partridge drumming; I heard a partridge drumming, June, a welcome with his wings, And felt a softness in the air half Summer's and half Spring's. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z The sun dapples with yellow the partridge haunts where once drooped films of maidenhair fern. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z But he replied, "Nay, the partridge does not belong to me, it belongs to the owner of the meadow." The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z On seeing me, they all got up and took to their heels, like a covey of frightened partridges. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I built also some traps, and caught a few martins; and by way of saving my ammunition, set some snares for partridges. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z He rose early, took his gun, called his dogs, and struck across the country, returning most days with a few partridges in his bag, and as hungry as a cannibal. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z A partridge chick breaks its shell and steps forth into its new world. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Therefore, one morning they went in search of a covey of partridges, the existence of which Gonzalo had been aware of since the day of his arrival at Tejada. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z Of course I followed her to see what was the matter, forgetting the partridge that had once played me the same pretty trick to decoy me away from her chicks. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Those, as well as the common partridges, it is said, are killed in considerable numbers, with snares, as well as with bows and arrows. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Those who expect to dine on partridge must prepare the same. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z It preys on other birds; its strength and swiftness are very great, enabling it to strike down its prey with great ease; indeed, it has been known to disable five partridges in succession. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z "A fine, fat young partridge, I wager, you caught, old lady," he chuckled, as he twirled the feather between forefinger and thumb, and then stuck it in the band of his campaign hat. Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z The little woodcocks, though scarcely bigger than bumblebees, run about hardily, like young partridges, the moment they chip the shell, and begin at once to learn from the mother where to look for food. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Geese, partridges, gulls, and many other fowls, which are excellent eating, were also in such plenty, that it only required ammunition, in skilful hands, to have procured as many of them as we could desire. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Four hungry scouts, and a fat partridge for each. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z A couple of black partridge rise from the grass and sail away till they look like cockchafers in the distance. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z I've seen a hen partridge do the same thing, fluttering along the ground as if with a broken wing. Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z Burley was a good place for an old retired man who loved to potter around after the partridges; but for one like himself, still in the prime of his life, it had lost its charms. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z This is by far too great a quantity, particularly when it is considered that neither partridges nor hares are in season, or can be procured in any numbers, more than seven months in the year. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z I used to set box-traps for rabbits and snares for partridges. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Several rabbits, a number of partridges, and some wild turkeys were shot, which, together with the supplies already on hand, promised an abundance for Christmas. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Why, this one beast would, in the course of a year, devour more young partridges, quail, rabbits and squirrels than half a dozen human hunters. Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z As when night falls over the fields partridges cluster together in a furrow, feather to feather, so the three women again grouped themselves, in close vicinity, in the corner of the shop. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z In size they exceed a partridge, but are inferior to a pheasant. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z I was permitted to sell the rabbits and partridges, the spoil of my traps and gun. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z His chums were there when he arrived, and something in their looks prompted Fenn to ask: “Well, where’s the bear steak, and the partridges for roasting.” Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z ‘He has carried off M. Gaignez’s partridge—I see him looking for it.’ The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The pursuit of partridge, quail and hare—even the approaching avero—faded into insignificance, and these huge birds monopolized all attention. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z By this simple contrivance I have known upwards of three hundred partridges caught in one morning by three persons; and a much greater number might have been procured had it been thought necessary. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Eyes twin lotus-blooms, dyed with sūrm, The playground of waves of love— Twin timid partridges, snared by Nature With nought but a rope of collyrium! Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z But they decided to wait until the next day, and to have a good supper of roast partridge that night. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z We were just in time to see Pritchard disappear into a vineyard, and a moment afterwards he raised a covey of partridges. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z From this one small mancha the dogs put out, besides the lynx, several partridge and rabbits, a Montagu's harrier, and a pair of mallards! Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z They are, for their size, the strongest and most courageous animal I know: as they not only kill partridges, but even attack rabbits with great success. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z The longing cloud desires the cātak, The moon desires the partridge, The vine upholds the full-grown tree,— There is amazement in my heart! Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z Fenn and Frank had shotguns, and elected to try to bag some wild turkeys or partridges, so they went off to one side, while Bart and Ned, with their rifles, kept together. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Whatever might be the first bird shot by his master, whether it happened to be partridge or pheasant, quail or snipe, down it would go into Pyramus’s wide throat. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z How would one like at home to be stopped every time he came in from a day's shooting, in order that a "duty" may be assessed on his bag of partridge, rabbits, or quail? Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z They, like the other large species of Hawks, prey much on the white grouse or partridge, and also on the American hare, usually called here Rabbits. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Two partridges dropped dead just in front of them, while others flew off wounded. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z “And we’ll have roast wild turkey, rabbit stew, partridge potpie and bear steak, also some venison, if Bart has any luck,” went on Fenn. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z The troopers had shot a buck and some partridges and guinea-fowl, and an ox had been slaughtered, so that there was no lack of fresh meat. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The writer's position was on the crest of a sand-ridge, with only the covert of a dead cistus bush: nothing, however, tested his powers of concealment except a few partridge and a pack of stone-plovers. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z They generally feed on mice and partridges, and are at times known to kill rabbits. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Occasionally there sprang up, with the whirring noise so familiar to the sportsman, a covey of red-brown partridges. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z They bagged some small game, and Bart made a remarkable kill of a brace of partridges, getting one each with his left and right barrels, when it seemed that both birds would escape. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z The partridge is still the cheapest item, at $15, and swans the most expensive. Cost of items in ?12 Days of Christmas? tops a total of $100,000 for first time 2011-11-29T05:03:39Z Everywhere partridges start up from the slightest covert, and one sees them running forward ere they rise. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Forty thousand partridges and five thousand hares would, I think, be much nearer the truth, and will be found, on calculation, to be ample provision for eighty men for seven months, exclusive of any change. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z It is acting upon a knowledge impressed upon its subconscious mind by the experience of millions of partridges, perhaps for tens of thousands of years. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z Get the table set, and I’ll look after the other things,” for the turkey and some partridges had been partly cooked the day previous, and needed only a final turn in the oven. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Everybody who has ever carved, at his dinner-table, a grouse, partridge, pheasant, duck, or other fowl, must be aware of the enormous mass of flesh which is associated with the wings. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Besides partridge and rabbits, an odd pair of mallards will often rise from some rushy hollow, and from the drier reeds a quail or two spring with their smart game-like dash. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z They climb trees, and catch partridges, mice, and rabbits, with as much ease as a martin. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Nor is it fastidious in its choice of food—leverets, young rabbits, mice, partridges, thrushes, blackbirds, sparrows, larks, pipits, and many others are equal favourites. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z They are rather larger than a partridge, but their fan-shaped tails have two rows of eyes like a peacock’s tail, there being four eyes in each feather. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The gambel partridge occupies a unique position in its common nomenclature. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Without prejudice, a guiso of lynx is as good as one of partridge or veal. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z I have caught from three to ten partridges in a day by this simple contrivance; which requires no further attendance than going round them night and morning. 1st. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z I thought that he was looking for a partridge, hare, or pheasant. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z The partridge that has effaced himself by merging his mottled feathers with the shaggy bark where he is hidden, saw every least thing you did. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z The eastern species of this genus is wrongly known in the north Atlantic states by the name of partridge, and as wrongly called pheasant in Virginia and some other of the southern states. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z This species is also peculiar to the Peninsula, and in the southern provinces may be called common, frequenting the wilder, scrub-covered wastes and wooded sierras, where it preys on hares, rabbits, and partridge. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z In our way we killed plenty of partridges, and saw many deer; but the weather was so remarkably serene that the Indians only killed two of the latter. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z "Yes, but never mind about her; you promised me a salmi of partridges if you found your man with the secret—you see—I didn't say, your man from Pontoise." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z “And,” the commissioner added, “a partridge in a pear tree.” Crime Scene: Subway Thief? Or Just an Expert on Wallets and Razor Blades? 2011-11-12T02:42:59Z The partridge is an interesting bird and shows great intelligence in the care of its young. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z I've always thought shooting would be an agreeable pastime if partridges were the size of well-grown sheep and pheasants a little larger than a cow. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z “Why can’t we scare up a covey of partridges?” asked Ned, rather disgustedly, after they had been out an hour or more. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z We pass over, then, his whole illustration of the partridge. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z This perfect confidence which birds have in the mammals they have been taught by experience and tradition to regard as harmless must be familiar to any one who has observed partridges associating with rabbits. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z A gentleman who was overlooking his ploughman, saw a partridge run from her nest, almost crushed by the horses' hoofs. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Small game, such as turkeys, partridges, quail, pigeons, rabbits, squirrels, also fresh fish, were the favorite meat diet of our family. Pioneer Day Exercises 2011-10-19T02:00:21.770Z Then, exchanging our weapons for shot-guns we moved off in a long line over the fields in search of partridges. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Are partridges as they are now coloured, better protected than if they had resembled quails? Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility 2011-10-16T02:00:14.153Z This was in the month of May, about five weeks after I had witnessed the fight between two rabbits, and the wonderful composure exhibited by a covey of partridges through it all. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z It ranges the fields," says Mr. Wood, "until it scents the hare or partridge lying close on the ground. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z From humble love, that makes the partridge hen Brave for her chickens, to the Love that shakes The world from Calvary, all love partakes Of immortality; one cannot pen Divinity in words; Love is divine. Poems of London and Other Verses 2011-10-15T02:00:29.553Z A scattered fire opened along the line and the partridges dropped in crumpled balls of feathers. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A person who was very dear to me gave me once upon a time a white partridge. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z The effect was the same in both cases; the sight of the flying feathers was just as terrifying as that of the big hovering hawks, and caused the partridge to sit close. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z He often destroys a large quantity of game, seizing the partridge and quail while sitting on their nests. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Covey, kuv′i, n. a brood or hatch of partridges: a small flock of birds—said of game: a party, a set. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z From the hare and partridge our cook serves a delicious pot-pie. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z You prayed to me for mercy just now, for a white partridge, and I denied it. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z The bird was not a real partridge though it looks like it, but was the common or spotted tinamou of the plains, Nothura maculosa, as good a table bird as our partridge. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Thank you, sir, you would fly them both yourself; and while I turn tail, we should have you come, gingling with your bells in the neck of my partridge. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z She p. 175must of course be aware that it was a woman who was keeping her son in Paris at a season when English gentlemen were most naturally employed in shooting partridges. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The nuts are triangular in shape, and supply the pigeon, partridge, squirrels, bears, and other animals with food. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z Madame," said he, falteringly, "this partridge is wounded in the wing, but is not dead. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z A few red-legged partridges, some rabbits, two or three foxes and a badger or two will complete the list. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z They are fer� natur�; our common game, like hare and partridge: Every man has equal right to them, as he has to the sun and elements. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z I was only tasting some partridge’s eggs, nothing else. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z But as he himself put it: "What on earth was a fellow to do with a faith which made incontestable truths out of impossibilities, and scattered facts before it like a flock of partridges?" A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z Then, seeing that he still held the wounded partridge, "Alas! that poor bird," she exclaimed; "it is trembling still!" A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z He holds a partridge in his left hand, and holds its beak with his right hand. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Giovanni was thin as a reed, but Mariannina, whose curly head did not reach her brother’s shoulders, was as plump as a partridge, and her cheeks were red instead of brown. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z But even this was sinful; for although birds are not very good arithmeticians, every one of them can count as far as the number of its eggs—even a partridge or a wren can. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Wild geese and ducks, grouse, partridges, snipe, woodcock, quails, widgeons and teal are plentiful all over the country, and in recent years preserves have been largely stocked with pheasants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z "I'll engage that, if M. le Curé opened his hand, that cunning partridge would be a mile away in half a minute!" A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Somewhere, very far away, a single partridge was calling, and nearer home, from the golden-rod and life-ever-lasting, rose the slow humming of bees. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z I, who everywhere fancy beauty as a setter does partridges, observed this at once to Gronski. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z What is the way that the skilful fowler practices the piping of birds in order to attract the mistrusting partridge? The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The world was still gray when Father Voynovski was clattering along through deep snow with a lantern to the doves, partridges, and rabbits which he kept in his granary in a special enclosure. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z George," she said, "I am foolishly superstitious about these white partridges. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Perdix was transformed into a partridge, a timid bird which seems still mindful of its fall, and keeps to low coverts, avoiding high places and lofty flights. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z We boys hunted squirrels, rabbits, partridges, and ducks with stones merely, and often succeeded as well as if we had had arrows or even guns. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z To his left a flock of "partridges" clustered about one of the flies, while one little lady partridge sat apart on a nail keg, and eased her little partridge foot by loosening her slipper. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Nick foraged, netting pigeons on the Stacking Ridge, shooting partridge, turkey, and squirrel as our need prompted, or dropping a fat doe at evening on the clearing's edge beyond Howell's house. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Good Jacques," said he, "I will take care of the partridge; but say nothing to the Countess when you see her again. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z One of them replied, "It's a bird with white wings, rather larger than a partridge." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z Chickens are dainties in a cat’s cuisine; they also rather like a nice plump partridge, and won’t refuse to suck an egg when occasion offers. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z The partridge knocked her heels together and jumped lightly to her feet. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z There is game in the Bush," said I, pleasantly,—"deer, bear, turkeys, and partridges a-drumming the long roll all day long. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z "Well—that is, Monsieur le Curé, you will be a little vexed, I fear—perhaps—but the partridge—" "Will you speak, Jeannette?" A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z A brilliant gamecock, one or two partridges, some ribbons and flowers, and a big garden vase will accompany the hare and form a charming picture for the mere delight of the eyes. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z I frequently, also, form one of a party in shooting doves and partridges. Samboe; or, The African Boy 2011-09-04T02:00:04.743Z Hardly conscious of what he was doing Ralston strode quickly after the partridge and, grasping her firmly by the wings, drew her back into the flies. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Now I had replied to the Seneca in the Canienga dialect; and he might interpret in two ways my reference to bears, and also what I said concerning the drumming of the partridges. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z "Indeed I should advise it, Monsieur le Curé; and above all do not come back, as you did yesterday, wet to the skin, and bringing what, forsooth?—nothing but a miserable partridge!" A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Dead Game, a small picture, exhibits a dead partridge and a string of four little birds, and the others represent parrots and other exotic birds, flowers, and plants, and some monkeys. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Apparently it was a wonderful year for "birds," as partridges, and partridges alone, are called in Norfolk. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z "Why are you so interested in finding this Mr.—Steadman?" asked the partridge, studiously inserting her foot in a shoe that seemed all toe. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Tahioni had killed some wood-duck and three partridges; and these, with some dozen wild pigeons from the Stacking Ridge, furnished our meat. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z "Ah! but I do not mean to make a supper of that partridge, my good Jeannette: I mean to keep it." A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z In a grotto at the foot of some ruins a dead bittern and two partridges are hanging. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z "But I can't hit a driven partridge to save my life, unless by a fluke!" The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z The partridge got up and led the way toward the staircase. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The Little Maid of Askalege clutched her gay blanket closer to her breast and began to sway gently on her feet as though the thumping of a distant partridge were a witch-drum. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Oak and hickory with undergrowth of witchhazel—a prime place for partridges and gray squirrels—led back from the river to the hills and a deep gorge filled with solemn pines and hemlocks. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z In the foreground, near a pedestal, are arranged two partridges and some other game, with a gun and a brass hunting-horn. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z All at once they scattered, like a flock of frightened partridges, in the twinkle of an eye. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z The other partridges were forming in long lines, with much jostling of tail feathers and fluttering of pinions. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Would these still, leafy trails where the crested partridge strutted witness bloody combats between old neighbors—all the horrors of a fratricidal war? The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z He spoke these last words exactly as a man speaks to his dog who has injudiciously followed him to church on Sunday, in the hope that he was bent on partridge shooting. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z Above these hang a partridge and a grouse. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Game, as defined by the Night Poaching Act of 1828 and the Game Act of 1831, is pheasant, partridge, black game, red grouse, bustard and hare. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z "Yes," said the partridge, critically examining her instep. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Sometimes they sought for partridges' eggs—eggs are a badger tit-bit, when he can find them, which is not often—and these went down, shell and all, 'crunch-squolch.' Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z In winter they supply with game—deer, boars, antelope, hares, pheasants and partridges—the Peking market, bringing them there frozen from remote corners of their country. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z To the lady he is presenting a partridge. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Otherwise how could a veteran sportsman, who in his time has shot so many thousand partridges, still feel a pleasure whenever he brings one down, and always find something new, something peculiar in the fact? The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z "Perhaps some beer will come out!" remarked the partridge. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z After quitting the engines he went out of his path to visit a flock of fat sheep, and putting up a covey of partridges in the stubble, stayed to mark them down. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z After leaving Gujarat, I traveled for several days before coming to my hunting ground proper, although on the way I killed some peacocks, partridges, and finally some very handsome pheasants of different kinds. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Peacocks, pheasants, partridges, geese, and most frequently swans, figure in his pictures. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Of you it may safely be said That you love the red grouse And the brown partridge. Outlook Odes 2011-08-16T02:00:47.257Z A covey of partridges rose, and Valentine, who was a little in advance, fired both barrels without effect. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z A covey of partridges flew over only just above the stone, and within a few inches of their heads which were concealed by it. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Near the last lake my brother killed a young bull moose, whose meat was the first fresh food, except partridge, we had had for over three weeks. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z While at the court his mind was more on that tufted lark than anything else, and he pushed up to her as a dog to a partridge. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z They live upon wild-fowl and venison, sir; the husband keeps a gun, and kills all the hares and partridges within five miles round. The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z It was the call of the partridge yonder, in the mead at the foot of the hill; and a distant answer came from the stubble lower down. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z “Awfully nearly done; why it must have been the governor who startled the partridges!” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Though we had no dogs, and lost all the winged birds and wounded hares, we bagged in nine or ten days over 500 pheasants, 150 hares, 100 partridges and a few ducks. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Dressed quarters of mutton were placed on the fire, a number of bustards and partridges were taken from the packs, and one wild goat, which an attendant began to skin without delay. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Many hares and partridges could bear testimony to my words. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z The summer plumage is at first sight like that of the partridge. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z “He could shoot partridges flying with his rifle,” said Mark. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z We got back just after dark from that trip and ate—for the first time that day—some cold partridge and pork. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z And here is a game basket, arrived from parts unknown, with a fine hare, two brace of partridges, and a pheasant. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z But neither the hares on the fallows, the grouse on the moor, nor the pheasants on the bare branches brought us so much pleasure as the partridge. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The ants’ nests, which are so attractive to partridges, are found in great numbers along the edge of the cornfields, being usually made on ground that is seldom disturbed. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Over the distant firs a heron came drifting like a cloud at his accustomed hour; from over the New Nile the call of a partridge, “caer-wit—caer-wit,” sounded along the surface of the water. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z It was so in this case, at any rate, and thus not all the cold assurances of Wisdom could banish visions of big game as plentiful as partridges. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z In addition to the pheasants, the partridges, wild as they are, require some attention—the eggs have to be looked after. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z However lucky the moucher may be among pheasants, partridge, or grouse, rabbits are and must be the chief product of his nights. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The partridge which you could vow had dropped just over the hedge has done no such thing; just before touching the ground she has turned at right angles and gone fifty yards down it. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Antiphanes also reckons starlings among the eatable birds, numerating them in the following list—"Honey, partridges, pigeons, ducks, geese, starlings, jays, rooks, blackbirds, quails, and pullets." The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z A brace of partridges rose a few feet from Jock, and he stood at ease calmly watching them, without a sign or move to indicate more than amused interest. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z This sort of shooting, if it does not afford the excitement of the pheasant battue, or require the alertness necessary in partridge killing, is not without its special pleasures. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z However fascinating partridge poaching may be; however pleasurable picking off pheasants from bare boughs; or the night-piercing screams of a netted hare—none of these can compare with the wild work of the moors. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z As he rises his flight at first somewhat resembles the partridge’s, but it is slower and heavier, and he can be shot with the greatest ease. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z And so did Pamphilus the Sicilian, in this way:— Give me a cup of sack, that partridge leg, Likewise a pot, or else at least a cheesecake. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z But when you come upon the empty shells of a raided partridge nest, your sportsman's wrath is enkindled against him for forestalling your gun. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z From a tiny callow fledgling, fallen out of the thrush’s nest, to the partridge or a toothsome young rabbit, it is all one to him. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Field-netting for rabbits may be prevented in the same way as for partridges—by thorning the ground where the game feeds. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Had it been otherwise all the partridges in the neighbourhood would have gathered together here; but there never seemed more than one or two coveys about. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Does a hare Come to the market? it is yours; a thrush Or partridge? all do go the selfsame way. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Yet who shall say that you had a better right to the partridges than he to the eggs? In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z It consists mainly of partridges, hares, and rabbits; and one of their men looks after the game, combining the keeping a general watch with other duties. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z The confines of a large estate constitute a poacher's paradise, for although partridge and grouse require land suited to their taste, rabbits and pheasants are common to all preserved ground. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z I went out partridge shooting with two other persons. Maxims and Hints on Angling, Chess, Shooting, and Other Matters also, Miseries of Fishing 2011-07-24T02:00:08.580Z And he was an actor in the Old Comedy, a freedman of that most accomplished king Adrian, and called by him the Attic partridge. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The poachers were netting the Culmeny partridges, and Dane promised to assist his comrade in an attempt to capture them. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z This last season the late harvest interfered very much with shooting; you cannot walk through wheat or barley, and while the crops are standing the partridges have too much cover. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z In the dusk of a late autumn afternoon a splendid "pot" shot was sometimes had at a bunch of partridges just gathered for the night. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z There are a few what they call partridges, which, I believe, roost on trees; but they have more the appearance of grouse than the partridge of England. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z The partridges used to drum and drum in the still afternoon, and whirr about—and they are gone, too. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z "He should have considered such risks before he attempted to steal another man's partridges," said Dane, with a poor attempt at severity. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Near here the partridges roost on the ground; they like an open space far from hedges, afraid, perhaps, of weasels and rats. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z I had yet another and a more successful method of taking partridges. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Then came twelve deer, also roasted whole, and stuffed with a variety of game: hares, woodcocks, partridges, hazel-hens, etc.; these were for the twelve months of the year. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z The partridges, all around, commenced rolling their drums, and every little while, one would whirr past our heads, and die away in the distance. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z When the war was over Van Heeren got his farm rebuilt and restocked at the expense of the British taxpayer, and received his wife and daughters from the concentration camp, plump as partridges. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Perhaps he has the palate of an epicure, and likes to vary the dish of flesh torn alive from the breast of partridge, chicken, or mouse. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Both grouse and partridge go in coveys, and pheasants are found in the company of their own kind. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z They jumped this way, and that, their eyes rollin’ in their heads, their assegais whizzing and kerries flying, with a noise like a flight o’ partridges. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z The squirrels were chatting their nonsense, and the rolling drum of the partridge was heard almost at his very door. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Next moment I saw a pair of nimble lower limbs, in white ducks and straps under the boots, leap the wall, and run about, up and down, much like a setter after a partridge. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z I have seen a partridge dashed to the ground, get up again, and escape. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z It is for protective reasons that partridges always spend their nights in the open. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Next mornin’ there was a brace of partridges, so I ate ’em, and stayed quiet. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z Of panther he had long since ceased to keep count, while cheetul or blackbuck he reckoned in with such small game as partridge or snipe. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Their rifles brought down the wild fowl upon the sea, or the quail and partridge upon the land. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z The destruction they work among the young partridges in early summer is very great. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Although partridges roam far by day, they invariably come together at night, being partial to the same fields and fallows. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z This regulation, and the high cultivation of this tract, are the cause that the solitary student, wandering thither with his gun, thinks himself lucky if he returns home with an odd hare or partridge. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z ‘Lie still, and we will soften them,’ answered the kind little partridge. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z It once was my habit to miss ev'ry rabbit At which I might happen to fire; I wasted each cartridge despatching some partridge To die in a neighbouring shire. The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z It is the young or weakly partridges and pheasants that fall to the jay and magpie. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z This, as before, was strewn in the morning paths of the partridge, and, soon taking effect, the naturally pugnacious birds were presently staggering and fighting desperately. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z There is tolerable fishing and shooting around Quebec; trout in abundance, salmon within five-and-twenty miles, snipe and woodcock, hare and partridge. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z After some time some little partridges who were hopping about heard the poor panther’s groans, and went up to see what was the matter. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z At first she runs slowly, with a limping gait, and frequently pausing as if to entice her enemy on, just like a partridge, duck, or plover when driven from its young. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z So that neither the mouse in the furrow nor the timid partridge cowering in the hedge can escape their leering eyes. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z In the hedge bottom, along the covert side, or among broom and gorse, the farm labourer notices a pair of partridges roaming morning after morning. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z In North America “the partridge dances” of the Tetrao phasianellus “last for a month or more.” The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z We shall be popp'd at like a parcel of partridges, rising from stubble. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z We then shot over some grass land for partridge, walking in line and beating them up, and in less than two hours we bagged nine brace. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z A great deal of poaching used to be accomplished by nets, into which both partridges and pheasants were driven. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z We always considered partridge good game, and sometimes were watching a dozen coveys at the same time. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Mr. Hussey has described in how extraordinary a manner a tamed partridge recognised everybody; and its likes and dislikes were very strong. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z "Bravo!" cried one of the huntsmen, who had been standing at a short distance, while at the same moment, as the stragglers of the covey started up, he fired, and brought down a third partridge. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z As I walked along through the long grass, a brace of partridges got up close to me, and flew away straight in front of me. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Here they pick up a leveret, and perhaps the dogs chop a weakly young partridge, unable to fly well, in the hedge. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z In view of preventing this method of poaching, especially on land where many partridges roost, keepers plant low scrubby thorns at intervals. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z How difficult it is to see a partridge, snipe, woodcock, certain plovers, larks, and nightjars when crouched on the ground. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z The twilight had now drawn on, and at last we stood opposite to the covert in which it was said that there were black game or partridges. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Correo could cook both the ostrich eggs and partridge very well, and I found them a pleasant change after a prolonged course of mutton roast and boiled. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Pheasant and partridge eggs are largely bought and sold in the most nefarious manner. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z The call of the partridge is less deceptive than any other game bird, and the movements of a covey are easily watched. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z In regard to birds living in triplets, I owe to Mr. Jenner Weir the cases of the starling and parrots, and to Mr. Fox, of partridges; on carrion-crows, see the ‘Field,’ 1868, p. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Of course, I perceived an exact coincidence between my success at pharo, and my good fortune in shooting, with eyes closed and at random, the two partridges when in company with the forester. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z The season had been a favourable one, partridges, or rather quail, were already getting into good condition, and it would not be long before the duck-shooting commenced. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Perhaps falcons are best for grouse and tiercels for partridges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The squire's keeper will give sixpence each for pheasants' eggs, and fourpence for those of partridges. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Magpies, jays, carrion-crows, partridges, and some other birds, are never seen during the spring by themselves, and these offer at first sight the most perplexing case. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Then we go to our appointed station, where Franz has informed me, that there are a noble covey of partridges. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z One of his other pastimes was going after partridges also on horseback, holding a long stick in his hand, at the end of which was fastened a thin running noose. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z They are flown in England at blackbirds, thrushes and other small birds; good ones will take partridges well till the birds get too wild and strong with the advancing season. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Netting partridges always requires two persons, though a third to walk after the net is helpful. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z I haven’t been hunting this season and I’m just itching to draw a bead on a fat bunny, or 8 squirrel, or some partridges. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z She had a beautiful face, and a bosom like that of a partridge when the millet is ripe in the fields. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He carried a gun with small shot, for I had asked him to shoot a brace of tree partridges or so for the house. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z The green wild pigeons, the partridges, the wild ducks and cranes, sleeping on the banks of rivers, are good food for them, for they are very fond of the feathered tribe. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z According to the class of land to be worked they were aware whether hares, partridges, or rabbits were to constitute the game for the night. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z “I think I saw some partridges ahead,” he said, in a low voice. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Believe me when I tell you he'd as soon hang a royalist as bag a partridge. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Some people, probably friends of the Glambecks, were shooting partridges over the stubble. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z The night passed slowly, but at last the cries of the partridges reminded me that daylight was not far off. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z He scattered a train of grain from the field in which the partridge roosted, each morning bringing it nearer and nearer to the stack-yard. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z He pointed ahead, and to one side of the tall cedars they saw a covey of partridges, at least twenty in number, resting on the ground. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z |
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