Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



Quail 



Quail are partridges in miniature. 



164. Coturnix communis : The Common 

 Grey Quail. F. 1355, J. 829, +11. E. W. 



A little short-tailed, short-legged bird. 

 Upper plumage brown spotted with dark 

 brown and buff. Lower plumage reddish-buff 

 with dark streaks and spots. 



Only passes through the Himalayas on 

 migration in April and October. Many are 

 shot while the spring crops are being harvested 

 at the various hill stations. 



Partridges 



165. Caccabis chucar : The Chukor. F. 

 1370, J. 820, -IV. W. K. 



Has red legs like the French partridge which 

 it resembles in appearance. General colour 

 of plumage pale reddish-brown. A black band 

 runs across the forehead to the eyes and from 

 there down the sides of the head across the 

 throat to form a gorget. Some conspicuous 

 black bars on the flanks. 



Common about the West Himalayan hill 

 stations and on the Kashmir hills. 

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