CATCHING BIRDS. 25 



they proceed. In a similar manner they catch all 

 kinds of birds, nearly the size of partridges. 



There are five different species of partridges in 

 Ramghur : the common brown partridge in ap- 

 pearance is very like the English partridge ; they 

 occasionally fly into trees, and always roost in 

 them. The long-legged partridge is somewhat like 

 the French partridge. The black partridge is a 

 beautiful bird of a jet black colour, with white 

 spots on the breast. The long -tailed partridge is 

 of a dark brown colour, and has two long spurs on 

 each leg; and the speckled partridge is also a 

 beautiful bird, but rare ; I have only seen a few of 

 them. They have the appearance of a mixture 

 between the rock pigeon and black partridge. I 

 believe there are seven, if not eight different 

 kinds of quail in the hills of Ramghur ; I have 

 killed six distinct species in one day. 



To catch peacocks and jungle fowl (a species 

 of wild fowl that are to be met with throughout 

 the country of Ramghur in great abundance, and 

 are very like our domestic ones, but rather of a 

 smaller size, and always of the same colour; the 

 cocks are of a black red with large combs and 

 joles, and the hens of a dark brown, somewhat 



