18. THE PAINTED BUSH QUAIL. 



Microperdix erytlworhyncha^ (Sykes). 



Lower plumage with numerous round 

 or oval black spots. 



MALE : — With a white band across the 

 crown, narrower than the black band on 

 the forehead. 



FEMALE : — With no white band across 

 the crown or black band on the fore- 

 head ; lower plumage rufous, the spots 

 on the breast being generally confined 

 to the sides ; hardly any tinge of grey 

 on the lower plumage. 



Vernacular Names : — Kokni-Iowa, 

 ? Hind. ; Kadai, Tamil. 



The Painted Bush-Quail occurs on the 

 Western Ghats of India from the Palni 

 hills on the south up to about the latitude 

 of Bombay, and it extends eastwards to 

 the hills in Mysore, Belgaum, Satara 

 and Poona. This species is a constant 

 resident in the parts it frequents. 



The late Mr. Davison wrote regarding 

 these birds :".... They always occur 

 in bevies numbering eight to twelve birds. 



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