{"id":737,"date":"2016-12-01T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T00:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/speccoll\/?p=737"},"modified":"2016-12-01T12:12:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T12:12:55","slug":"the-partridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/speccoll\/2016\/12\/01\/the-partridge\/","title":{"rendered":"1st December – The Partridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

#ChristmasCountdown<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

‘On the First day of Christmas my true love sent to me…<\/em><\/strong>
\n a Partridge in a pear tree’<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Illustration<\/a>

‘The Partridge’ from Thomas Bewick’s History of British Birds<\/a>, Vol I (761 BEW)<\/p><\/div>\n

To start off our Special Collections #ChristmasCountdown<\/a> is an image of The Partridge from Thomas Bewick’s History of British Land Birds, Vol I.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The length of this bird is about thirteen inches: The bill is light brown; eyes hazel; the general colour of its plumage is brown and ash, elegantly mixed with black…Partridges are chiefly found in temperate climates; the extremes of heat and cold are equally unfavourable to them: They are no where in greater plenty than in this island, where, in their season, they contribute to our most elegant entertainments”.<\/em> (pg. 305-306)<\/p>\n

History of British Birds<\/a> is published in two volumes. It was the first field guide for non-specialists and contains accurate illustrations of bird species. Aspects from the History of British Birds is used in poetry and literature.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in more items by Thomas Bewick, view more in the Bradshaw-Bewick Collection<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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