80 GALLING. 



a. CACCABIS. 



1. CACCABIS SAXATILIS. The Red Partridge. 



Tetrao rufus, p., Gmel S. N. p. 757. 

 Tetrao grseea, Briss. Orn. i. 241, t. 23. f. 1. 

 Perdix saxatilis, Meyer, Taschenb. Deutschl. v. p. 305. 

 Caccabis saxatilis, Kaup y Entw.-G. u. nat. S. eur. Tliierw. p. 183 ; 

 PI. Enl 231. 



a. South Europe ? 



2. CACCABIS GR^CA. The Greek Partridge. 



Tetrao rufus, p., Gmel. S. N. p. 757. 



Perdix saxatilis, Naum. Vog. Deutschl. vi. p. 546, t. 164. 



Caccabis grseca, Bp. 



Caccabis saxatilis /3 graeca, Bias. 



a, b. Palestine, male and female. From the Rev. H. B. 

 Tristram's Collection. 



c. ? From Mr. Warwick's Collection. 



d. Europe. 



e. Smyrna, var. Presented by Consul R. Cumberland. 



Var. 



Rather larger than the preceding specimens, of a lighter 

 colour, and without the rufous colour on the occiput. 



f-i. Persia. Presented by Loftus, Esq. 



3 ?. CACCABIS ALTAICA. The Altaian Partridge. 

 Caccabis altaica, Bp. 



a. North Asia. 



b. North Russia. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



c. Altai. From M. Brandt's Collection. 



4 ?. CACCABIS CHUKAH. The Chukar Partridge. 



Perdix chukar, Gray in Griff. An. Kingd. iii. p. 54, et III. Ind. 



Zool. pi. 54; Gould, Cent, of B. pi. 71. 

 Chacura pugnax, Hodgs. Madr. Journ. 1837, p. 505. 

 Pyctes (Chacura) chukar, Hodgs., Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 85. 

 Caccabis chukar, G. R. Gray, List of Gattince B. M. p. 36. 

 Caccabis saxatilis /3 graeca, Bias. 



a-d. Nepal. Presented by Brian H. Hodgson, Esq. 

 e. Thibet ? Presented by the Earl of Gilford. 



