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their departure. As in P. (ivenarius, their feathers lie very closely 

 together, necessitating heavy shot to bring them down. The flesh 

 of this Sand-Grouse is excellent eating and not at all tasteless, 

 the breast having dark and light meat the same as the Black Game." 



Later on in the same chapter he adds : " On the ground its 

 walk resembles that of a pigeon. Its note is very different from 

 that of the two above species (P. arenarius and P. alchata), and 

 may be very fairly well rendered by the syllable ' Ka ' or ' Kla,' 

 repeated several times. 



" In the stomachs of those which I have examined I never found 

 anything but seeds and vegetable matter." 



