LA PERDRIX GRISE. By Marcel Birkan and Michel Jacob. Faune Sauvage series.

1988 1st edition. Large 4to. Pp285. Colour photographs, colour and b/w illustrations throughout, maps, bibliography. Green cloth.

An interesting and rather scholarly account of the partridge's biology and ecology from a sporting point of view. Although principally interested in the partridge as resident of France, surrounding countries, including the UK and Ireland, are mentioned. Many maps and good photographs. Text in accessible French. Forms part of a series, "Faune sauvage" (wild fauna), dealing with other species such as fox and deer.