birch partridge

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a partridge-like game bird, Bonasa umbellus, occurring in many subspecies across Canada.

Quotations

1823

The following catalogue contains a list of most of the known birds of the Province with their popular names: . . . Birch partridge. . . .

1958

Game birds [include] . . . birch partridge. . . .