39. THE SEESEE PARTRIDGE. 



Ammoperdix bonhami^ (Fraser). 



First ten quills, except the first, 

 barred with rufous on the outer web 

 only. 



All but the middle tail-feathers chestnut. 



MALE : — Sides of the body banded with 

 black and chestnut. 



FEMALE :— Sides of the body narrowly 

 barred with black. 



Vernacular Name : Seesee, Punjab and 

 Sind. 



The Seesee-Partridge occurs in the 

 northern part of the Punjab and in 

 Hazara, and its southern limit east of the 

 Indus river appears to be approximately 

 a line drawn east and west from the 

 Indus to the Chenab river through 

 Shahpur. It is found throughout the 

 hills of the Punjab and Sind, west of the 

 Indus river, and extends to Afghanistan, 

 Baluchistan, and through Persia, to the 

 Euphrates river. It has also been observed 

 at Aden. 



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