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The habits of this Quail do not appear 

 to differ from those of its allies. On a 

 former occasion I wrote : " This Quail is 

 almost invariably found about gardens 

 in the jungle, singly or in pairs. I have 

 shot it also in bamboo jungle where there 

 was an undergrowth of grass. It is less 

 common on the hills than in the plains. 

 On the whole this is perhaps the most 

 abundant and universally distributed of 

 all the Quails of Burmah ; but nowhere 

 will enough be found to furnish sport. It 

 is hard to flush, flies only a few yards, and 

 can never again be discovered." 



The nesting habits of this Quail do not 

 appear to be known. 



The male and female of this species 

 resemble respectively the male and female 

 of the Indian Button-Quail in plumage, 

 but there is more black and rufous on the 

 upper plumage, which is thus of a richer 

 colour. The present species is also a 

 much larger bird. 



Length nearly 7 ; wing in female nearly 

 4, in male about 3I ; tail about i|; 

 legs yellow ; irides white ; bill brown with 

 some yellow near the gape. Weight up 

 to 2 1 oz. 



