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In general colouring its plumage somewhat resem- 

 bles that of the Partridge. The beak is brownish 

 grey ; the irides hazel ; the head is barred with two 

 shades of brown, there is a narrow streak of very 

 pale whitish brown through the centre of it, and a 

 broadish streak of the same colour from the base of 

 the upper mandible over the eye and ear-coverts; 

 under the eye to the ear- coverts is spotted pale and 

 dark brown ; the ear- coverts are dark brown ; the 

 sides of the neck are pale whitish brown, streaked 

 with three irregular rows of dark brown spots ; the 

 back, scapulars, rump and tail-coverts are spotted 

 with two shades of brown, one very dark and one 

 light yellowish brown, each feather being transversely 

 barred with pale brown and having a conspicuous 

 streak of the same down the centre, broadest at the 

 base; wing-coverts yellowish brown, irregularly 

 marked with pale and dark brown, and with a very 

 narrow light streak on the shafts of the feathers ; the 

 quills are dusky brown, irregularly marked with pale 

 brown ; the tail-feathers are barred with pale and 

 dark brown ; the throat is very pale whitish brown ; 

 breast yellowish brown, spotted with dark brown, 

 with a white streak on the shaft of each feather; 

 the flanks are irregularly marked yellowish and dark 

 brown, with a very broad pale streak in the centre 

 of each feather ; the belly and under tail-coverts are 

 yellowish white. This description is taken from 

 one killed in January, a young bird of the year. 



