Bamboo-Partridges. 209 



wing are chiefly rufous or chestnut, and 

 this character, together with the black 

 spots on the plumage, should suffice to 

 separate this species at once from all 

 other Indian Partridges. The shape of 

 the wing is peculiar, and resembles that 

 of the majority of Pheasants, the first quill 

 being shorter than the tenth. 



