Reproduction
Object numberRCSHC/3452
Scientific namePerdix perdix
CollectionHunterian
CategoryWet preparations
Object nameembryo, Products of generation - Birds, Mounted wet tissue
DescriptionA partridge near the end of incubation, with well developed legs, beak and plumage.
The advanced state of the new bird is associated with the requirement for it to follow its parent and acquire its own food as soon as it leaves the shell.
Production date 1760 - 1793
Preparator
Owner/user
presented
Physical Location
Location
Not on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionWet preparation of tissue mounted in a circular glass jar with a glass lid.
Materialglass (material)
Perdix cinerea
Dimensions
whole height: 104 mm
whole diameter: 61 mm
whole weight: 320 g
whole diameter: 61 mm
whole weight: 320 g
Bibliography
SourceDobson 1970-71
Transcript3452: A Partridge (Perdix cinerea) near the close of incubation, showing the well-developed beak and legs and the plumage of down tufts by which it is covered. The advanced condition of the young Bird at hatching is associated with the power to follow the parent bird and procure its own sustenance as soon as it has chipped the shell. This precocious development is common to Gallinaceous and certain other groups of Birds and led to their being at one time classed together as 'Aves praecoces'.
