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chestnut, aud the crown of the head is almost entirely brown, with 

 onlj' a few black spots on the sides. 



In immature females the crown is mostly black, as in the male. 



Hah. South-western hills of the Indian Peninsula, ranging north 

 to Bombay and south to the Cardamum Hills. 



2. Microperdix blewitti. 



Perdicula erytbrorhyncha, Ball (ncc Sykes), Sir. F. ii. p. 428 (1874) 



[Chota Nagpur and Satpura Hills]. 

 Microperdix blewitti, Hume, Str. F. ii. p. 512 (1874) [Eaipur]; 



Ball, Str. F. iii. p. 294 (1875) ; id. Str. F. vii. p. 225 (1878) ; 



Hmne S^- Marsh. Game B. Ind. ii. p. 130, pi. (1879). 



Adult male. Closelj' resembles the male of M. erythrorliyncha, 

 from which it can only be distinguished by having the white band 

 between the eyes nearly twice as wide and the black forehead much 

 narrower, the chest greyer, and the underparts paler. It is also 

 somewhat smaller. Total length 6-8 inches, wing 3-1, tail 1-6, 

 tarsus 0-95. 



Adult female. Somewhat paler than the female of M. c'-ythro- 

 rliynclia, especially on the forehead, lores, superciliary stripes, chin, 

 throat, and underparts, which are pale duU brick-colour. 



Hah. Central Provinces of India. 



a. 2 ad. sk. 



h-i. S 2 ad. et 



imm. sk. 

 k, I. cS ad. et $ 



imm. sk. 

 m-u. cj 5 ad. sk. 

 v,w. (S $ ad.sk. 



Balaghat District, Central Provinces, Hume Coll. 



April {^R. TJiompson). 



Seoni. Hume Coll. 



Bardumkhem, Paipur District, Dec. Hume Coll. 



Eaipur. Hume Coll. 



Kaiial, Raipur, Feb. Himie Coll. 



3. Microperdix manipurensis. 



Perdicula manipurcDsis, Hume, Str. F. ix. p. 467 (1880) [Bases of 

 Eastern Manipur Hills] ; Reich. ^- Schal. J. f. O. 1883, p. 408 ; 

 Hume, Str. F. xi. p. 309 (1888). 



