222 A HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN BIRDS. 
Genus CACCABIS. - 
GREEK PARTRIDGE. 
Caccabis saxatilis (J/eyer). 
Adult: Prevailing colour of upper parts greyish-blue, 
washed on nape and back with reddish tinge; quills dark 
brown, outer webs of primaries partly ochreous, secondaries 
margined externally with yellowish-white ; inner secondaries 
and scapulars washed with buffish-brown ; central tail-feathers 
and bases of the remaining ones bluish-grey, tail otherwise deep 
fox-red ; a broad d/ack band encircles the upper part of the 
throat, which is white, passing through the eyes and traversing 
the forehead and /oves ; superciliary region whitish ; dveast de- 
low black band dove-blue, the feathers slightly edged with buff ; 
flank-feathers dove-blue, conspicuously barred across with black 
and chestnut ; rest of under parts rich ochreous ; bill, legs and 
feet coral-red ; irides dark brown. Length about 14 inches ; 
culmen 0°85 ; wing 6°4; tail 3°9; tarsus 1°5. 
Young: “Resembles the adult, but is duller, the collar is 
much narrower, the upper parts are much darker and browner, 
and there are traces of bars on the tail; the feathers on the 
flanks are also much less richly coloured ” (Dresser). 
Distribution : Inhabits the higher mountain regions of 
Southern Europe. 
Habitat: ‘“ Arid, rocky, elevated localities, descending to 
the lower mountain regions in hard weather.” 
CHUKOR PARTRIDGE. 
Caccabis chukar (Gray). 
Adult: Differs from C. saxatifis in being more distinctly 
rufous on the back; ear-coverts washed (partly) with rufous ; 
chin and throat yellowish-buff; vegzon before the eyes at base of 
upper mandible pale yellowtsh-white ; three black spots at base 
of lower mandible. Length about 12°5 inches; culmen 0°8 ; 
wing’ 645 tail 3°3)> tarsus 1-75. 
Distribution : Inhabits the Greek islands. Found also 
