fji LLOYDS NATURAL HISTORY. 



Nothing is known of the habits of this rare bird, which, so far 

 as we are aware, is only known from the unique typs obtained 

 by Horsfield in the province of Blambangan, East Java. 



XV. THE SUMATRAN TREE-PARTRIDGE, ARDORICOLA 

 SUMATRANA. 



Arborophila sumatrana, Ogilvie-Grant, Ann. Mag. N. H. (6), 



viii. p. 297 (1891). 

 Arhoricola sumatrana^ Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. R. Brit. Mus. xxii. 

 p. 219 (1893). 



Adult. — Differs from A. orieiitalis in having the crown and 

 upper-parts golden-brown, fringed and strongly barred with 

 black ; no white eyebrow-stripe ; and the flank-feathers zvith 

 broad regular three-fold ba?ids of black, white and black at 

 the extremity. 



Eange. — Mountains of Central Sumatra, at about 3,000 feet. 



The type-specimen has been in the Museum for many years, 

 but its origin is unknown. Dr. H, O. Forbes procured some 

 specimens during his travels in Sumatra, but no one else seems 

 to have met with the species. 



THE WOOD-PARTRIDGES. GENUS TROPICOPERDIX. 

 Tropicoperdix, Blyth, J. As. Soc. Beng. xxviii. p. 415 (^859). 

 Type, T. chloropus, Blyth. 

 Characters the same as those given for Arboricola, but the 

 peculiar supra-orbital chain of bones is wanting^ and the con- 

 cealed patch of downy feathers on each side of the body under 

 the wing is pure zvhite. 



I. THE GREEN-LEGGED WOOD-PARTRIDGE. TROPICOPERDIX 

 CHLOROPUS. 



Tropicoperdix chloropus (Tickcll), Blyth, J. As. Soc. Beng. 

 xxviii. p. 415 (1859)- 



* See fig. 2, p. 161, and footnote, p. 160. 



