46. THE RED SPUR-FOWL. 



Galloperdix spadicea, (Gmelin). 

 Tail brown, mottled with rufous. 



MALE: — Feathers of the lower plumage 

 bright chestnut, margined with grey. 



FEMALE : — Feathers of the lower plumage 

 chestnut with a terminal black margin. 



Vernacular Names -.—Chota j'ungli 

 tnurghi^ Central Provinces, etc ; Cha- 

 katri, Chakotre, Kokatri, Syhyadri 

 Range ; Kustoof-, Deccan ; Sarava Koli, 

 Tamil ; Yerra-Kodi, Jitta-Kodi, Telugu. 



The distribution of the Red Spur-Fowl 

 is not known with any great degree of 

 accuracy, but after examining all the 

 specimens of this bird in the British 

 Museum and all that has been written 

 about its range, I arrive at the conclusion 

 that the northern limit of this species may 

 be defined by a semicircular line starting 

 from the head of the Gulf of Cambay and 

 passing through or near Mount Abu to 

 the foot of the Himalayas where Nepal 

 and Kumaon meet; thence along the 

 Terai to the Gunduk river, and down 



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