partridges

The loss of my partridges was the more provoking, as they were in perfect health, and I had no doubt of landing them safe: so ends my project of propagating the breed of these birds in England.

Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. William Priest

The most characteristic pampean birds are the tinamous -- called partridges in the vernacular -- the rufous tinamou, large as a fowl, and the spotted tinamou, which is about the size of the English partridge.

The Naturalist in La Plata 1881

The spruce partridge is the Canada grouse; the partridge of New England is the ruffed grouse; the partridge of the Middle and Southern States is the quail, of which several varieties are called partridges; while in

Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878

If we revenge ourselves on any one who injures us we do wrong, and are punished for it; but when our sons are shot down like partridges, that is all right, and decorations are given to the man who kills the most.

Original Short Stories — Volume 01 Guy de Maupassant 1871

If we revenge ourselves on any one who injures us we do wrong, and are punished for it; but when our sons are shot down like partridges, that is all right, and decorations are given to the man who kills the most.

Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant Guy de Maupassant 1871

The woods were full of young quails, which in the South are called partridges, the latter taking the name of pheasants.

Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida Oliver Optic 1859

But this was not half the good things, for they afterwards had some delicious game, such as partridges, and woodcocks, and some fried oysters.

The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls Unknown

Small game, such as partridges and squirrels, were very plenty in the woods, and the skins of gray squirrels were most always used for winter caps for the boys.

The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886 Various

"What d'ye think of it?" asked Larry, when Tony having wandered off with the gun to see if he could find some "partridges," the two could exchange words without being overheard.

Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat St. George Rathborne

_Bonasa_, generally known as "partridges" or ruffed grouse.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various