114 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 
III. THE WHITE-EYEBROWED LONG-TAILED FARTRIDGE. 
DENDRORTYX LEUCOPHRYS. 
Ortyx leucophrys, Gould, P. Z. S. 1843, p. 132. 
Dendrortyx leucophrys, Gould, Monogr. Odontoph. pt. ii. pl. 
21 (1846) ; Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 394 
(1893). 
Adult.—Forehead, eyebrow-stripe, chin, and upper-part of 
throat zvAz/e ; feathers on lower part of throat, neck, and mantle 
grey, with chestnut centres edged on either side with black ; 
breast and under-parts dusky-grey, with a well-marked rufous 
stripe down the middle of each feather. Neked skin round 
the eye orange-red. Total length, 13°6 inches ; wing, 6; tail, 
5-7; tarsus, 2°1. 
Range.— Highlands of Guatemala and Costa Rica. 
Habits——Dr.-A. Von Frantzius informs us that this beautiful 
Wood Partridge is called “‘Chirascua” on account of its peculiar 
cry, which is heard before sunset. It is frequently met with in 
the neighbourhood of thick forests, and is much sought after 
on account of its savoury flesh, but, being very wild, is diffi- 
cult to shoot. A specimen which was kept for a long while in 
a cage remained shy and wild to the last. It is often met with 
in the Poas, Candelaria, and Dota Mountains. a. 
Eggs.—Oval and Grouse-like, reddish-buff, spotted and dotted 
with reddish-brown. Measurements, 1°75 by 1°25 inch. 
THE SCALY PARTRIDGES. GENUS CALLIPEPLA, 
Callipepla, Wagler, Isis, 1832, pp. 277, 1229. 
Type, C. sguamata (Vigors). 
Sexes almost similar in plumage. Crest short, not extending 
much beyond the feathers of the head. 
First primary flight-feather about equal in length to the 
eighth ; fourth longest. 
