24. THE CRESTED WOOD- 

 PARTRIDGE. 



Rollulus roulroul) (SCOPOLI). 



Tail of 12 feathers. 



A tuft of long hairs springing from 'the 

 forehead. 



MALE : Crested. 

 FEMALE : Not crested. 



VERNACULAR NAMES : None known. 



THE Crested Wood-Partridge occurs in 

 the extreme south of Tenasserim, where 

 it appears to be abundant. 



This species extends to Siam and down 

 the Malay peninsula to Singapore and to 

 the islands of Sumatra, Java and Borneo. 



The late Mr. Davison, who had good 

 opportunities for observing this very pretty 

 Partridge, wrote : 



" This species is always found in small 



parties of six or eight or more, males and 



females, keeping to the dense forest and 



never venturing into the open, living on 



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