Partridge

PARTRIDGE, grey (Perdix perdix), is a game bird occupying the OKANAGAN VALLEY, to which it spread from Washington state early in the 20th century. Grey-brown in colour with an orange face, it occupies an open habitat of dry rangeland and cultivated fields. Grey partridges are generally found in coveys, which flush together in a flurry of calls and beating wings when disturbed. They were introduced to VANCOUVER ISLAND and the Lower Mainland after 1900, but were extirpated by hunters and urban...

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