Descriptive List of Birds 



1 66. Francolinus vulgaris : The Black Par- 

 tridge. F. 1372, J. 818, +III. W. K. 



Cock : A handsome black bird with white 

 spots on the flanks and narrow white bars on 

 the back. Crown and wings buff and dark 

 brown. White patch on each side of head. 

 Chestnut collar round neck. 



Hen : Plumage buff and dark brown. 



Call so high-pitched that some people 

 cannot bear it. It may be syllabised juk-juk- 

 tee-tee-tur. 



This partridge does not ascend the Himalayas 

 above 5000 in most parts, but it is fairly com- 

 mon at Simla and Mussoorie and on the 

 Kashmir hills. 



Water- Rails 



Water-Rails are land birds which have taken 

 to living in marshes, and so have acquired 

 some of the features of ducks. 



167. Gallinula chlorofus : The Moorhen. 

 F. 1402, J. 905, +IIL K. 



. This is the Moorhen of England. 



Head and breast dark slaty-grey. Back and 



shoulders olive-brown. Rump brown. Wings 



blackish-brown, with a little white in them. 



Tail black. Some white bars on flanks and 



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