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1845. (1373) Francolinus pictus pictus. The Southern 



Painted Partridge. 



Perdix picta Jard. d; 8cl, III. Orn., pi AG (1828X 

 (Bangalore). 



Ceylon and S. India, N. to Khandesh, Raipiir 

 and Behar. 



1846. (1373) Francolinus pictus pallidas. The Northern 



Painted Partridge. 



Perdix liepburni var pallida Gray, III. In. Zool., i., 

 pi. 55 (1830-32), (Odypore). 



India, N. and W. of the preceding bird. 



1847. (1374) Francolinus chinensis. The Eastern or Chinese 



Francolin. 



Tetrao chinensis Osbeck, Voyage en Chine, ii., p. 326 

 (1771), (China). 



South China to Chin Hills and Pegu. Hainan, 

 Siam, etc. 



1848. (1375) Francolinus pondicerianus pondicerianus. 



The Southern Grey Partridge. 



Tetrao pondicerianus Gmel., 8. N., i., 2, p 760 (1789), 

 (Pondicherry). 



South India and Ceylon. 



1849. (1375) Francolinus francolinus interpositus. The 



Northern Grey Partridge. 



F. f. interpositus Hartert, Nov. Zool., xxiv., p, 288 

 (]917), (Oudh). 



N. W. India to Behar. 



1850. (1375) Francolinus francolinus mecranensis. The 



Sind Grey Partridge. 



Francolinus mecranensis Zarud. <& Harm., Orn. 

 Monatsb., p)- 53 (1913), (Baluchistan). 



South Persia, Afghanistan, Baluchistan to Sind. 



1 85 1. (1376) Francolinus gularis. The Kyah or Swamp 



Partridge. 



Perdix gularis Temm., Pig. Gall., Hi., p. 401 

 (1815), (India), (Cachar). 



Eastern Bengal, Behar and Assam. 



1852. (1377) Perdix hodgsonias hodgsonias. The Tibetan 



Partridge. 



Saefa hodgsonise Hodgs., J. A. S. B., xxv., p. 16.5 

 (1857), (Tibet). 



Tibet plateau N. of Sikkim and Nepal W. to 

 Hanle. 



