36. THE GREY PARTRIDGE. 



Ortygornis pondiceriattuSj (Gmelin). 



Lower plumage cross-barred. 



'Sexes alike. 



Vernacular Names -.—Titur, Ram- 

 titur, Gora-titur, Safed-titur, Hind., 

 general ; Khyr, Bengali ; Gowjul-huki, 

 Canarese ; Kondariy Tamil ; Kuwunzu, 

 Telugu. 



The range of the Grey Partridge extends 

 over the whole of India as far east as the 

 longitude of Calcutta ; and it is also found 

 in Ceylon. It does not, however, appear 

 to be common north of the Ganges and 

 Gogra rivers. This Partridge does not 

 ascend the Himalayas to above a level of 

 1500 feet, but occurs sparingly in the 

 Nilgiris up to an altitude of 5000 

 feet. 



According to Messrs. Hume and Mar- 

 shall, the Grey Partridge does not occur 

 in the South Konkan nor on the Malabar 

 Coast, and it is absent from the forest 

 regions of the Central Provinces and their 

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