26. THE COMMON HILL- 

 PARTRIDGE. 



Arboricola torqueola, (VALENCIENNES). 



Sides of the body marked with white 



and chestnut. 



Breast grey or rusty olive-brown. 

 Feathers of the back with broad black 



bars and margins. 



MALE : Throat black, followed by a white 

 gorget. 



FEMALE : Throat rufous streaked with 

 black, followed by a chestnut gorget. 



VERNACULAR NAMES : Roli, Ramchukru, 

 Chamba ; Peura, Ban-tetra, Kumaon 

 and Garhwal ; Kaindal, Kangra ; 

 Kohempho, Lepcha ; Kangkom> Bhutia. 



THE Common Hill-Partridge is distributed 

 over the outer ranges of the Himalayas 

 from Sikhim to the Chamba State, and is 

 found at all elevations from 5000 to 14,000 

 feet ; but it appears to be commoner 

 below 8000 feet than above that altitude. 

 It also occurs in the Naga Hills. 



This Partridge inhabits watercourses 

 and ravines as is the habit of all the 



