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the appearance of being shorn off close 

 to the tip of the toe. Southern Tenasserim. 

 P. 125. 



HILL-PARTRIDGES. About the size of 

 an English Partridge ; the throat or neck, 

 or portions of either or both, spotted 

 or streaked ; the sides of the body with 

 large white spots or with a partially con- 

 cealed and very large patch of downy white 

 feathers ; no spur on the leg. The Hima- 

 layas and the Indo-Burmese countries. 

 P. 131. 



FRANCOLINS. About the size of an 

 English Red-legged Partridge ; the first 

 ten quills of the wing barred on both 

 webs ; the tail black with some narrow 

 white bars. Of wide distribution. P. 155. 



GREY PARTRIDGES. One species of 

 the size of a small English Partridge, the 

 other that of an English Red-legged 

 Partridge ; the first ten quills of the wing 

 without any bars ; the upper plumage 

 regularly cross-barred ; the tail largely 

 chestnut. Of wide distribution. P. 169. 



RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES. About the 

 size of an English Red-legged Partridge ; 

 the first ten quills of the wing without 

 bars, but with a portion of the outer web 

 of each feather buff; the tail largely 



