29. THE REDBREASTED HILL- 

 PARTRIDGE. 



Arboricola maiidellii^ (Hume). 



Sides of the body marked with white 



and chestnut. 

 Breast chestnut. 

 Throat chestnut followed by a white 



patch and a black band. 



Sexes alike. 



Vernacular Names :— None known. 



The Red-breasted Hill-Partridge inhabits 

 the low hills of Bhutan and the country 

 skirting their base, and Mr. Hume has 

 once received this species from the 

 northern part of the Goalpara district in 

 Assam. 



I am not aware that any European has 

 ever met with this beautiful species, and 

 I can find nothing on record about its 

 habits. 



This Partridge has the crown deep 

 chestnut. A broad grey band runs from 

 each eye to the back of the neck, the 



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