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  1. Norman Partridge

    Infobox writer for more information see Template Infobox writer doc name Norman Partridge image imagesize 200px caption pseudonym birth date May 28, 1958 birth place Vallejo, California Vallejo , California death date death place occupation Novelist , short story short story writer nationality United States American period 1989 present genre Literary fiction , horror fiction subject movement influences Stephen King , Ray Bradbury , Ambrose Bierce , Dan J. Marlowe , Jim Thompson writer Jim Thompson , Joe R. Lansdale influenced signature website http normanpartridge.com For the cricketer, go to Norman Partridge cricketer Norman Partridge born May 28, 1958 is an United States American author of horror fiction horror and mystery fiction . He has written two detective novels about retired Boxing boxer Jack Baddalach, Saguaro Riptide and The Ten Ounce Siesta . He is also the author of a The Crow Crow novel, The Crow Wicked Prayer , which was adapted in 2005 into the fourth Crow movie, bearing the same name. Mr. Partridge s 2006 novel Dark Harvest novel Dark Harvest , published in a Limited edition books limited edition of 2000 autographed copies and 24 lettered edition copies by Cemetery Dance Publications , was voted one of Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly s 100 Best Books of 2006 . It also won the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction Best Long Fiction , and has been nominated for two more awards in 2007. Mr. Partridge is currently in talks with a production company about a film option. His short stories are collected in the volumes Mr. Fox and Other ... includes Norman Partridge s short story 59 Frankenstein References Reflist External links official http www.normanpartridge.com isfdb name id Norman Partridge name Norman Partridge Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Partridge, Norman ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... DEFAULTSORT Partridge, Norman Category American horror writers Category American novelists Category ...   more details



  1. Norman Partridge (cricketer)

    Norman Ernest Partridge , born at Great Barr , Birmingham , on 10 August 1900 and died at Aberystwyth on 10 March 1982, was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University Cricket Club Cambridge University and Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire . But his wider claim to notability is that he was selected by Wisden Cricketers Almanack Wisden in 1919, while a schoolboy at Malvern College , ref http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Players 31 31909 31909.html Cricket Archive Norman Partridge ref as one its five Wisden Cricketers of the Year Cricketers of the Year , ref http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Players 31 31909 31909.html Cricket Archive Norman Partridge ref there being few outstanding first class cricket ers shortly after the First World War . Partridge s record at Malvern as a right hand batsman and, particularly, as a fast medium in swing bowler also led him, in 1919, to be chosen to play for the Gentlemen in the annual Gentlemen v Players match between the amateurs and the professionals at Lord s , then one of the highlights of the cricket season, but his school refused to allow him to take part. Partridge was one of several schoolboys chosen in 1918 and 1919 as Wisden Cricketers of the Year. After Malvern College Malvern , he was briefly with Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire and in 1919 he played Marylebone Cricket Club ref http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Scorecards 168 168065.html Worcestershire v Marylebone Cricket Club , Worcester on 27 28 August 1919 ref being the dominant bowler with six wickets. He was at Cambridge for only one year, 1920, but won a Blue university sport Blue in the Varsity match . In 1921, he was briefly .... ref http www.cricinfo.com ci content player 18785.html Cricinfo Norman Partridge ref Partridge ... Persondata . NAME Partridge, Norman ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English cricketer DATE OF BIRTH 1900 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1982 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Partridge, Norman Category ...   more details



  1. Partridge

    .jpg image caption Grey Partridge Perdix perdix regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis ... partridge appeared when Daedalus threw his nephew, Perdix mythology Perdix , off a roof in a fit ... carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas song The 12 Days of Christmas . As such, A partridge ... Stone Partridge , Ptilopachus petrosus Nahan s Partridge , Ptilopachus nahani Genus Snow Partridge Lerwa Snow Partridge , Lerwa lerwa Genus Tetraophasis Verreaux s Monal Partridge , Tetraophasis obscurus Szechenyi s Monal Partridge , Tetraophasis szechenyii Genus Alectoris Arabian Partridge , Alectoris melanocephala Przevalski s Partridge , Alectoris magna Rock Partridge , Alectoris graeca Chukar , Alectoris chukar Philby s Partridge , Genus Ammoperdix See see Partridge , Ammoperdix griseogularis Sand Partridge , Ammoperdix heyi Genus Perdix Grey Partridge , Perdix perdix Daurian Partridge , Perdix dauurica Tibetan Partridge , Perdix hodgsoniae Genus Rhizothera Long billed Partridge , Rhizothera longirostris Genus Margaroperdix Madagascar Partridge , Margaroperdix madagascarensis Genus Melanoperdix Black Wood partridge , Melanoperdix nigra Genus Xenoperdix Rubeho Forest Partridge , Xenoperdix obscuratus Udzungwa Forest Partridge , Xenoperdix udzungwensis Genus Arborophila , the hill partridge s Hill Partridge , Arborophila torqueola Sichuan Partridge , Arborophila rufipectus Chestnut breasted Partridge , Arborophila mandellii White necklaced Partridge , Arborophila gingica Rufous throated Partridge , Arborophila rufogularis White cheeked Partridge , Arborophila atrogularis Taiwan Partridge , Arborophila crudigularis Hainan Partridge , Arborophila ardens Chestnut bellied Partridge , Arborophila javanica Grey breasted Partridge , Arborophila orientalis Bar backed Partridge , Arborophila brunneopectus Orange necked Partridge , Arborophila davidi Chestnut headed Partridge , Arborophila cambodiana Red breasted Partridge , Arborophila hyperythra Red billed Partridge , Arborophila ...   more details



  1. Partridge (disambiguation)

    Wiktionary partridge Partridge may refer to TOCright Astronomy 19810 Partridge , a main belt asteroid Birds Partridge , an Old World bird in the pheasant family Plants Partridge Berry, Mitchella repens , a wildflower growing in the eastern United States People Alex Partridge , born 1981 British Olympic silver medal winning rower Andy Partridge born 1953 , British guitarist and songwriter Don Partridge born 1944 , English busker, one man band and singer songwriter Eric Partridge , lexicographer, particularly of slang Frances Partridge n e Marshall 1900 2004 , writer Frank Partridge disambiguation Frank C. Partridge 1861 1943 , United States Senator from Vermont Frank John Partridge 1924 1964 , Australian soldier and television quiz champion Frank Partridge bishop , bishop of Portsmouth, 1937 1942 Frank Partridge, a Sky News reporters and presenters news presenter for Sky News Ian Partridge born 1938 , English tenor John Partridge disambiguation John Partridge artist 1790 1872 , British portrait painter John Partridge astrologer 1644 ca. 1714 , English astrologer John Partridge performer born 1971 , English actor, singer and dancer John Bernard Partridge 1861 1945 , British illustrator, nephew of John Partridge artist John Slater Partridge 1870 1926 , U.S. federal judge Pat Partridge born 1933 , English football referee Richard Partridge 1805 1873 , British surgeon Roi George Partridge 1888 1984 , American printmaker William Ordway Partridge 1861 1930 , American sculptor Places Partridge, Kansas , United States Partridge Island disambiguation Partridge Island, New Brunswick Partridge Island Nova Scotia Partridge Island Tasmania John Partridge House , a historic house in Millis, Massachusetts Entertainment Alan Partridge , fictional television and radio presenter The Partridge Family , a television show Royal Navy HMS Partridge , Royal Navy ships which have born this name disambig Category Surnames de Partridge es Partridge fr Partridge it Partridge nl Partridge pl Partridge ...   more details



  1. John Partridge

    John Partridge may refer to John Partridge artist 1790 1872 , British portrait painter John Partridge astrologer 1644&ndash ca. 1714 , English astrologer John Partridge performer born 1971 , English actor, singer and dancer John Bernard Partridge 1861 1945 , British illustrator, nephew of John Partridge artist John Slater Partridge 1870 1926 , U.S. federal judge See also John Partridge House , historic house in Millis, Massachusetts hndis Partridge, John ...   more details



  1. George Partridge

    Infobox Congressman name George Partridge image George Partridge.jpg caption George Partridge c. 1790, an early hand copy of the original by Rufus Hathaway order Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts 5th Congressional District term start March 4, 1789 term end August 14, 1790 order2 Delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress term start2 1779 term end2 1785 order3 Representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives term start3 1775 term end3 1779 order4 Representative to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress term start4 1774 term end4 1775 birth date February 8, 1740 birth place Duxbury, Massachusetts death date July 7, 1828 death place Duxbury, Massachusetts George Partridge February 8, 1740&ndash July 7, 1828 was an United States American teacher and politician. He represented Massachusetts as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a Representative in the United States House of Representatives U.S. House . Background Partridge .... Instead, he became a school teacher in Kingston, Massachusetts . Political career In 1774, Partridge .... Thomas Gage . Of the first meeting of the Provincial Congress, Partridge wrote blockquote Gen. Gage ... Partridge then served with the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1775 to 1779. In 1779 ... of the United States was installed Partridge was elected to the First United States Congress as a representative ... 14, 1790. Partridge died at home in Duxbury in 1828 and is buried in the Mayflower Cemetery there. Partridge Academy Upon his death, Partridge bequethed 10,000 to form a private secondary school in Duxbury ... Duxbury High School in 1927. Partridge Academy burned in 1933 and its location is presently occupied by the Duxbury Town Offices. ref Duxbury...Past & Present by Patrick T.J. Browne and Norman Forgit ... CongBio P000092 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Partridge, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1828 PLACE OF DEATH Duxbury, Massachusetts DEFAULTSORT Partridge, George ...   more details



  1. The Partridge Family

    Refimprove date May 2010 Use mdy dates date August 2010 Infobox television show name The Partridge Family image File The Partridge Family.jpg 250px caption Series title screen genre Sitcom creator Bernard ... num seasons 4 num episodes 96 list episodes List of The Partridge Family episodes executive producer ... br Partridge Family 2200 A.D. The Partridge Family is an American Sitcom television sitcom about ... by the producers for featuring on The Partridge Family, but because they were not trained actors ... 03 31 ref Shirley Jones had already been signed as mother Shirley Partridge and star of the show. Premise File Partridge family second cast.JPG thumb left 150px Top Dave Madden and Susan Dey. Bottom Danny ... city of San Pueblo, California convinces their recently widowed mother, Shirley Partridge ..., and depart to Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas for their first live gig at Caesars Palace . The Partridge ... with every person in the cast and the producers . ref C mon, Get Happy Fear and Loathing on the Partridge ... All in the Family , and after 96 episodes and eight Partridge Family albums, ABC canceled the show. Cast members File Partridge Family 1973.JPG left thumb 150px Young Ricky Segall sings, 1973. Shirley Jones as Shirley Partridge vocals, keyboards, tambourine , percussion David Cassidy as Keith Partridge lead vocals , lead guitar s, banjo Susan Dey as Laurie Partridge vocals, piano , percussion Danny Bonaduce as Danny Partridge vocals, bass, occasional guitar acoustic, electric Jeremy Gelbwaks as Chris Partridge season 1 vocals, drum s Suzanne Crough as Tracy Partridge vocals, tambourine , percussion Dave Madden as Reuben Kincaid band manager Brian Forster as Chris Partridge seasons 2 4 vocals ... Talbot Noam Pitlik Norman Fell Pat Harrington, Jr. Richard Bakalyan Richard Bull actor Richard Bull ... of The Partridge Family episodes Music File part b05.jpg thumb Cast of The Partridge Family. Jeremy Gelbwaks was a cast member at the time Brian Forster took over for him later. right The Partridge Family ...   more details



  1. Andy Partridge

    Musicians name Andy Partridge image Andy Partridge.jpg caption Partridge with XTC playing Toronto ... background solo singer birth name Andrew John Partridge alias Sir John Johns, Mr. Partridge birth ... Andy Partridge born 11 November 1953 in Mtarfa , Malta is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist ... , Wiltshire , where he was raised. Partridge also serves as XTC s de facto art director. Except ... cover of Rag and Bone Buffet Rare Cuts and Leftovers took shape after Partridge requested lots ... the late 1970s through to 1982. Partridge, suffering from the stresses of the road, and claiming ... with XTC, Partridge has released one solo album on Virgin Records in 1980 called Take Away the Lure ... band Pugwash . In 2010, Partridge released a limited edition CD of music inspired by science fiction ... 347 ref Losses Partridge also served initially as the producer for the English band Blur band ... Wilson , which never progressed past a telephone enquiry from Wilson s personal assistant. Partridge ... deal . Approaching music differently In 2004, Partridge contributed the song I Wonder Why the Wonder ... overdubbing and recorded live in the studio. Radio and film Partridge has enjoyed periodic popularity ... life Partridge and his ex wife Marianne have two children daughter Holly, a guitarist, singer and songwriter, and son Harry Partridge, who is an Internet animator, notable for winning a Newgrounds ... divorce, Partridge has been in a long term relationship with Erica Wexler the daughter of American screenwriter Norman Wexler of Saturday Night Fever , and Serpico fame and niece of record producer Jerry Wexler . He s also the executive producer of her forthcoming album Sunlit Night. Influence Partridge ... john.htm John Frusciante interview in Total Guitar magazine NME Accessed 2008 04 7 ref Partridge mixed ..., Partridge began working on a collaborative album with Robyn Hitchcock ref http www.nme.com ... Flash http www.ericawexler.co.uk Official site of Erica Wexler, Partridge s partner http xtcidearecords.co.uk ...   more details



  1. Frank Partridge

    Frank Partridge may refer to Frank C. Partridge 1861 1943 , United States Senator from Vermont Frank Partridge VC 1924 1964 , Australian soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross and television quiz champion Frank Partridge bishop 1877 1941 , bishop of Portsmouth, 1937 1942 Frank Partridge, see Sky News reporters and presenters hndis Partridge, Frank ...   more details



  1. Partridge Island

    Partridge Island may refer to Partridge Island, New Brunswick Partridge Island Nova Scotia Partridge Island Tasmania geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. de Partridge Island nl Partridge Island ...   more details



  1. Partridge River

    Partridge River is the name of two rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota Partridge River Crow Wing River , a tributary of the Crow Wing River Partridge River St. Louis River , a tributary of the St. Louis River Partridge River Yukon , a tributary of the Yukon River in British Columbia and Yukon, Canada disambig ...   more details



  1. Ian Partridge

    Ian Partridge Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE born 12 June 1938 is a retired English people English lyric tenor , whose repertoire ranged from Claudio Monteverdi Monteverdi , Johann Sebastian Bach Bach and George Frideric Handel Handel , the Elizabethan era Elizabethan lute songs, German, French and English songs, through to Arnold Schoenberg Schoenberg , Kurt Weill Weill and Benjamin Britten Britten , and on to contemporary works. He formed a renowned vocal piano duo with his sister Jennifer Partridge, with whom he worked for over 50 years. While concentrating mainly on songs ... and adjudicator, and conducts master classes in many countries. Biography Ian Harold Partridge was born in 1938 in Wimbledon, London Wimbledon . ref name bach http www.bach cantatas.com Bio Partridge ..., studying piano and voice. ref name all http www.allmusic.com artist ian partridge q44980 biography ... were Norman Walker bass Norman Walker and Roy Hickman he also studied conducting under Aylmer Buesst . ref name biog http www.ianpartridge.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk biography.html Ian Partridge website ... Malcolm.html Ian Partridge website ref He also worked for some time as a piano accompanist ... a renowned vocal piano duo with his sister Jennifer Partridge, with whom he performed over 430 recitals ... discovered the performers were not The Partridge Family . ref name oxford ref name barnes http music.barnesandnoble.com ... with Tenor Ian Partridge ref Partridge appeared only once in opera, ref name oxford but at Covent ... Ian Harold.aspx Debrett s ref With Pierre Boulez , Partridge recorded Arnold Schoenberg Schoenberg ... s The Nightingale opera Le Rossignol . ref name all Ian Partridge has appeared in recital and concert ... . External links http www.ianpartridge.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk CDdiscog.html Ian Partridge website Complete Discography References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Partridge, Ian ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Partridge, Ian Category 1938 births Category Living people Category English tenors ...   more details



  1. Common Partridge

    Common Partridge may refer to Coqui Francolin , in Africa Grey Partridge , in Eurasia dab Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ...   more details



  1. HMS Partridge

    Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Partridge , after the Partridge bird . The first HMS Partridge 1809 Partridge was an 18 gun sloop launched at Dartmouth on 15 July 1809 and broken up in September 1816. The second HMS Partridge 1822 Partridge was a 10 gun Cherokee class brig sloop launched at Plymouth Dockyard on 22 March 1822 and stranded aground off the Dutch island of Texel on 28 November 1824. The third HMS Partridge 1829 Partridge was another 10 gun Cherokee class brig sloop, launched at Pembroke on 12 October 1829. Recommissioned as a coastguard watchvessel WV32 on 25 May 1863 the ship was sold at Southampton on 2 February 1864. The fourth HMS Partridge 1856 Partridge was an Albacore class wooden screw gunboat launched at Nartham on 29 March 1856 and sold for breaking up on 8 September 1864. The fifth HMS Partridge 1888 Partridge was a composite screw gunboat launched at Devonport Dockyard on 10 May 1888 and sold in 1909. The sixth HMS Partridge 1916 Partridge was an Admiralty M class destroyer launched on 4 March 1916 and sunk by German destroyers in the North Sea on 12 December 1917. The seventh HMS Partridge G30 Partridge was a O and P class destroyer P class destroyer launched at Govan on 5 August 1941 and sunk by the German submarine Unterseeboot 565 U 565 commanded by Wilhelm Franken in the Mediterranean on 18 December 1942. Partridge was a sloop ordered from J. I. Thorneycroft & Co on 9 October 1944 but cancelled in October 1945. References colledge Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Partidge, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names Partridge ...   more details



  1. USS Partridge

    USS Partridge may refer to USS Partridge AM 16 , laid down 14 May 1918 by the Chester SB Co., Chester, Pennsylvania USS Partridge AMS 31 , laid down as YMS 437 on 3 October 1944 USS Partridge AMCU 36 , laid down as LCI L 1001 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas on 18 April 1944 USS Partridge AM 407 an sclass Admirable minesweeper ship was scheduled to be built by Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan, but her contract was cancelled on 11 August 1945. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Partridge Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Partridge ...   more details



  1. Marion Partridge

    Marion Partridge n e Saltmarsh is a fictional character in the novel Peyton Place novel Peyton Place and in the Peyton Place film subsequent film adaptation . In the film, Marion was played by actress Peg Hillias . Marion Saltmarsh was born an unknown seaside community in New Hampshire , and met her future husband, Charles Partridge, fresh from law school, when he visited her father s Baptist church. They married, and eventually moved to the community of Peyton Place, where he became the town s most prominent lawyer. After her marriage, she deserted the Baptists, whom she had been affiliated with since she was a little girl and joined the congregationalists, for she thought that they were the best church in town. As she became part of the Peyton Place Community, she became more interested in possessing things, rather than cherishing what she had. She and Roberta Carter, although the latter didn t live on Chestnut Street, which was the most desirable street in Peyton Place, became best friends. Marion was well known for being extremely judgmental towards people who didn t meet up to her extremely high standards. She had a lot of animosity towards people she didn t necessarily like, most notably Constance MacKenzie and her daughter, Allison MacKenzie Allison . Marion always believed that she was the paragon of morals and virtue, but in reality, she was extremely cruel to those she didn t like also she was more than a little bit selfish. One of her most frequent enemies was Dr. Matthew Swain , Peyton Place s doctor, who incidentally was one of her husband s closest friends. She ... friend Norman Page, swimming in the nude It had really been Rodney Harrington and Betty Anderson Allison and Norman were wearing swimming attire and she had called Constance and Evelyn Allison and Norman s mothers, respectively to spread the news. Category Fictional characters introduced in 1956 Partridge, Marion Category Peyton Place characters Partridge, Marion ...   more details



  1. Malaysian Partridge

    Taxobox name Malaysian Partridge image ArboricolaCampbelliGoodchild.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name IUCN IUCN2011.1 assessors BirdLife International year 2009 id 151097 title Arborophila campbelli downloaded 10 August 2011 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Perdicinae genus Arborophila species A. campbelli binomial Arborophila campbelli binomial authority Robinson, 1904 synonyms Arborophila orientalis campbelli The Malaysian Partridge , or Campbell s Partridge , Arborophila campbelli is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. This monotypic species is found in highland forests in Peninsular Malaysia . It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Grey breasted Partridge . References Reflist Galliformes stub nl Arborophila campbelli ...   more details



  1. 19810 Partridge

    Notability Astro date February 2012 Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Partridge symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research Team discovery site Socorro, New Mexico Socorro discovered September 24, 2000 designations yes mp name 19810 alt names 2000 SP112 mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.1367840 perihelion 3.0120494 semimajor eccentricity 0.0202859 period 1968.9855245 avg speed inclination 6.00898 asc node 20.67597 mean anomaly 64.38622 arg peri 85.61825 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 14.1 19810 Partridge 2000 SP112 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro, New Mexico Socorro . References Reflist External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 19810 Partridge JPL Small Body Database Browser on 19810 Partridge DEFAULTSORT Partridge Category Main Belt asteroids Category Astronomical objects discovered in 2000 beltasteroid stub fa it 19810 Partridge pl 19810 Partridge pt 19810 Partridge uk 19810 vi 19810 Partridge yo 19810 Partridge ...   more details



  1. Sand Partridge

    Taxobox name Sand Partridge status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Perdicinae genus Ammoperdix species A. heyi binomial Ammoperdix heyi binomial authority Coenraad Jacob Temminck Temminck , 1825 The Sand Partridge , Ammoperdix heyi , is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes , gallinaceous birds. This partridge has its main native range from Egypt and Palestine east to south Arabian Peninsula Arabia . It is closely related and similar to its counterpart in southeast Turkey and east to Pakistan , the See see Partridge , Ammoperdix griseogularis . This 22 25 cm bird is a resident breeder in dry, open and often hilly country. It nests in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 5 7 eggs. The Sand Partridge takes a wide variety of seeds and some insect food. The Sand Partridge is a rotund bird, mainly sandy brown with wavy white and brown flank stripes. The male has a grey head with a white stripe in front of the eye and a white cheek patch. The neck sides are plain, and not speckled with white. The head pattern is the best distinction from See see Partridge. The female is a very washed out version of the male, and is more difficult to distinguish from its relative due to the weak head pattern. When disturbed, Sand Partridge prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings. The song is a slurred kwa kwa kwa . References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 46994 title Ammoperdix heyi downloaded 11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse by Madge and McGowan, ISBN 0 7136 3966 0 http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 46994 summ Sand Partridge on the 2007 IUCN Red List Galliformes stub Category Ammoperdix Category Birds of Pakistan Category Birds of Palestine eo Sabloperdriko fr Perdrix de Hey he ...   more details



  1. Rodd Partridge

    Infobox person name Rodd Partridge image image size caption birth date Birth date 1976 12 30 mf y birth place Sydney, New South Wales , Australia death date death place occupation Financier , Retailer , Entrepreneur religion spouse parents children Rodd Partridge born 30 December 1976 is an Australian born retailer and private investor. Partridge is regarded as intensely private and somewhat reclusive, his only recent media interview was with Spanish newspaper Cinco Dias ref http www.cincodias.com articulo empresas grupo britanico Partridge compra almacenes Sepu 20011112cdscdiemp 12 El grupo brit nico Partridge compra los almacenes Sepu en Cincodias.com Bot generated title ref after his group s acquisition of the retailing group SEPU . Partridge currently heads Invicta Partners , a private equity firm based in Sydney , Australia , and he is understood to hold a number of investments throughout the Pacific and South America. Partridge closed the Spanish retail operations in 2002, facing intensive protests from employees and extensive media coverage ref http www.elpais.com articulo madrid paraiso gangas Gran Via echa cierre elpepiautmad 20021001elpmad 14 Tes El para so de las gangas de la Gran V a echa el cierre ELPA S.com Bot generated title ref ref http www.elpais.com articulo madrid ... Bot generated title ref . Personal Partridge is known to fence, surf and be a strong supporter of the Rugby Union code. One of Partridge s quirks is that although his enterprises often retail alcohol, Partridge himself is, by personal choice, a strict Teetotalism teetotaler . Originally a military and pastoral family, it is understood Partridge s ancestors arrived in Australia from the United ... www html 946 local studies.asp ref . Partridge holds a Master of Business from ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Partridge, Rodd ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... Partridge, Rodd Category Retailers Category Australian mass media owners Category Spanish ...   more details



  1. Point Partridge

    Point Partridge is the most westerly point of Whidbey Island , the largest island in Puget Sound . The point lies north of the Fort Ebey military reservation and south of West Beach, Washington West Beach . The primary importance of Point Partridge is as the northern and eastern reference point for the dividing line between Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca . The other reference is Point Wilson . The origin of the name is not known for certain. According to G.H. Anderson, the point was named by George Vancouver in 1792, to honor the family of Vancouver s sister in law, Martha Partridge, the daughter of Henry Partridge. The Spanish explorer Manuel Quimper had named the point two years before Vancouver, calling it Menendez . ref cite book last Roberts first John E. title A Discovery Journal George Vancouver s First Survey Season 1792 year 2005 publisher Trafford Publishing isbn 978 1 4120 7097 3 page 303 ref References reflist GNIS 1507531 Point Partridge coord 48 13 29 N 122 46 13 W display title Category Headlands of Washington state Partridge Category Landforms of Island County, Washington Category Landforms of Puget Sound Washington geo stub ...   more details



  1. Philby's Partridge

    Taxobox name Philby s Partridge status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Philby Steinhuhn.jpg image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Perdicinae genus Alectoris species A. philbyi binomial Alectoris philbyi binomial authority Percy Roycroft Lowe Lowe , 1934 Philby s Partridge Alectoris philbyi , is a relative of the chukar , red legged partridge and barbary partridge s native to southwestern Arabia and northern Yemen . Although similar in appearance to other Alectoris species, Philby s Partridge can be distinguished by its black cheeks and throat. The name commemorates the British explorer St. John Philby . External links http www.gbwf.org francolin philby.html Brief information about Philby s partridge Category Alectoris Galliformes stub br Klujar Philby ca Perdiu de Philby de Philbys Steinhuhn eo Filbia perdriko fr Perdrix de Philby gl Perdiz de Philby hu Philby szirtifoglya nl Philby s steenpatrijs ja pl G ropatwa czarnogard a ru sv Svartstrupig bergh na ...   more details



  1. Charlotte Partridge

    Cleanup date January 2009 Charlotte Partridge and her life partner Miriam Frink founded the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1920. The two women worked for over 30 years to build the Layton School, which started in the basement of the Frederick Layton Gallery and later moved to a building on Milwaukee s east side. Partridge was the head of curriculum and instruction and the more public face, while the quieter and more reserved Miriam Frink, who also taught, headed the business side of the school and took care of any disciplinary issues. During Great Depression years both women made great sacrifices like forgoing their own salaries to do so. They built a house together in what was then rural Mequon, Wisconsin Mequon . Partridge was also involved in the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and was also actively involved in the Wisconsin activities of the Work Progress Administration. The Partridge and Frink archives are housed at the Golda Meir Library in Special Collections at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Partridge, Charlotte ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Partridge, Charlotte Category People from Wisconsin US bio stub Edu bio stub ...   more details



  1. Black Partridge

    for the 19th century Pottawatomie chieftain Bianca Partridge chief Taxobox name Bianca Partridge image image width status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Perdicinae genus Melanoperdix genus authority Thomas Claverhill Jerdon Jerdon , 1864 species M. niger binomial Melanoperdix niger binomial authority Nicholas Aylward Vigors Vigors , 1829 The Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger also known as the Black Wood Partridge , is a small up to 27  cm long partridge with a thick Beak bill , grey legs and dark brown Iris anatomy iris . It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanoperdix . The Black Partridge is Sexual dimorphism sexually dimorphic . The male has entirely glossy black plumage and a black bill, while the female is generally a chestnut brown bird with a whitish throat and belly and a dark horn colored bill. The female is smaller than the male. The Black Partridge occurs in lowland rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia , Borneo and Sumatra in southeast Asia . It was formerly found but is long extinct on Singapore . The female usually lays five to six white eggs. Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and overhunting in some areas, the Black Partridge is evaluated as Vulnerable species Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix III of CITES in Malaysia . References Forktail14 78. IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 13050 title Melanoperdix niger downloaded 14 November 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 193&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet http www.redlist.org search details.php?species 13050 IUCN Red List Category Partridges Category Genera of birds Category Birds of Brunei Category Birds of Indonesia Category Birds of Malaysia br Klujar zu ca Perdiu negra de Schwarzwachtel ...   more details



  1. Joy Partridge

    Infobox cricketer biography playername Joy Partridge female true image Joy Partridge.jpg country England fullname Joy Evelyn Partridge partialdates true dayofbirth monthofbirth yearofbirth 1899 placeofbirth Lindridge , Worcestershire countryofbirth England dayofdeath 27 monthofdeath 4 yearofdeath 1947 countryofdeath batting Right handed bowling Right arm Fast bowling Categorisation of fast bowling slow role family international true testdebutdate 28 December testdebutyear 1934 testdebutagainst Australia women testcap lasttestdate 18 February lasttestyear 1935 lasttestagainst New Zealand women deliveries balls columns 1 column1 Women s Test cricket Tests matches1 4 runs1 33 bat avg1 8.25 100s 50s1 0 0 top score1 26 not out deliveries1 637 wickets1 12 bowl avg1 22.91 fivefor1 1 tenfor1 0 best bowling1 6 96 catches stumpings1 5 &ndash date 18 September year 2008 source http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Players 17 17064 17064.html CricketArchive Joy Evelyn Partridge born in 1899 in Lindridge , Worcestershire , England died 27 April 1947 in England was an English women s cricket team English cricket er. She played in the first four women s Test matches during England s tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1934 35. Her best performance came in the second innings of the second Test against Australia, when her 6 for 96 help England to an Ashes winning victory by 8 wickets. Partridge also played cricket for Buckinghamshire women and South Women. References http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Players 17 17064 17064.html CricketArchive page on Joy Partridge http content uk.cricinfo.com ci content player 53827.html Cricinfo page on Joy Partridge Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Partridge, Joy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Cricketer DATE OF BIRTH 1899 PLACE OF BIRTH Lindridge , Worcestershire DATE OF DEATH 27 April 1947 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Partridge, Joy Category 1899 births Category 1947 deaths Category English women cricketers Category England ...   more details




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