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or again, as some people syllable it, * yak- 

 yak,' 'caga-caga,' etc., etc., but they are 

 specially noisy in the evenings when they 

 come down to drink." 



Nothing is known about the breeding 

 of this bird within Indian limits. In the 

 British Museum, however, there are two 

 eggs which were found on the Pamir by 

 Mr. St. George Littledale, and which, 

 although they have no further history, 

 doubtless belong to this species. These 

 eggs are perfectly elliptical, rather glossy, 

 and measure, the one 1*9 by 1*37 and 

 the other 2 by 1*33. They are of a light 

 stone-colour with a number of pale purple 

 shell-marks and numerous surface-dots 

 and marks of reddish brown, evenly 

 distributed over the egg. 



The male bird has the front part of the 

 head whitish, the sides of the head, throat 

 and a collar yellow, the crown, neck, 

 mantle and chest whitish barred with 

 black, The back, rump and the tail- 

 coverts are pale vinaceous buff vermi- 

 culated with black. The general aspect 

 of the closed wing is vinaceous buff with 

 very minute and almost imperceptible 

 black vermiculations, and there are a few 

 black marks on the feathers springing from 

 the shoulders. The first ten quills of the 



