THE PARTRIDGES. 



The birds of this group may be con- 

 sidered the typical Partridges, and amongst 

 them the common EngUsh Partridge is 

 a prominent member. 



The Tibetan Partridge, the sole Indian 

 species of this group, is of about the same 

 size as the English Partridge, and has 

 many characters in common with it, such 

 as the barred wing, the chestnut tail and 

 the bands on the sides of the body. It 

 has, however, one pair of tail-feathers less. 

 The sexes are similar in plumage and 

 size, and there is no spur on the leg of 

 either the male or the female. 



It is not quite satisfactory to retain 

 the English and the Tibetan Partridge 

 in the same genus, inasmuch as these 

 two birds differ in the number of their 

 tail-feathers; but I wish to disturb the 

 nomenclature of the " Catalogue " as 

 little as possible, and I accordingly follow 

 Mr. Ogilvie Grant in placing the Tibetan 

 Partridge in the genus Perdix. 

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