red-legged partridge

British  

noun

1. a partridge, Alectoris rufa , having a reddish tail, red legs and bill, and flanks barred with chestnut, black, and white: common on farmlands and heaths in SW Europe, including Britain

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Example Sentences

Gordon Linton snapped this red-legged partridge: “I followed this bird as he was eating grit from the road,” he said.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2013

In appearance this is very like the French or red-legged partridge, to which it is related.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas

Here and there Mr. Martindale caught sight of red-legged partridge and quail, and sighed for his rifle.

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert

They pointed to the rocks when they saw a red-legged partridge, and told us there were many there; also pheasants.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman

One new bird only has been introduced into England since the pheasant—the red-legged partridge which seems to be fairly established in some districts, not to the entire satisfaction of sportsmen.

From The Life of the Fields by Jefferies, Richard