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The Chefoo or Red-legged partridge 

 ( Caccabis chukor) seldom falls to the 

 sportsman's guns, though a good many find 

 their way into the northern markets, 

 whence they are largely shipped to the 

 markets of Port Arthur, Dalny and beyond. 

 It is a good sized bird and of the weight of 

 an average hen pheasant. Its flesh is white 

 and is considered a delicacy. The Chukor 

 may be found in different localities from 

 sea level to an elevation of 16,000 feet, as 

 in Thibet. It is of redder tint than the 

 Indian specimens, and its chief habitat is 

 some 30 miles W. N. W. of Chefoo at a 

 considerable height on the mountain sides. 



Pallas' Sandgrouse. ( Syrrhaptes par- 

 adoxus). This genus is distinguished by 

 having only three toes. Its pale sandy 

 colour as much as its habitat seems to have 

 suggested its name. These birds are 

 gregarious, and move about in large flocks, 

 often traversing enormous distances in 

 search of water. Some years ago a few of 

 these birds used to find their way to the 

 Shanghai market, but of late they have 

 become an unknown quantity. Swinhoe 

 tells us that u in north China great numbers 



