22. THE ROCK BUSH-QUAIL. 



Perdicula argoondah^ (Sykes). 



Lower plumage below the throat either 

 cross-barred or perfectly plain, with- 

 out marks of any kind. 



Inner web of the first ten quills of the 

 wing marked with rufous like the 

 outer. 



MALE : — Lower plumage cross-barred. 



FEMALE : — Lower plumage entirely plain, 

 without marks of any kind ; throat 

 whitish. 



Vernacular Names -.—Lowa, Hind, and 

 Marathi ; Lawunka, Telugu ; Sinkadeh, 

 Tamil ; Kem^-lowga, Canarese. 



The Rock Bush-Quail has a somewhat 

 less wide distribution than the Jungle 

 Bush-Quail. It does not occur so far 

 north, having only been found in the 

 southern and eastern parts of the Punjab. 

 It was observed in Sind by the late 

 Lieut. H. E. Barnes. Thence this bird 

 extends eastwards to as far at least as 

 Allahabad, but it does not appear to cross 



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