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Mr. Damant, as quoted by Messrs. 

 Hume and Marshall, says : " This bird 

 occurs in the Garo, North Cachar, and 

 Naga Hills. I have only found it in 

 heavy forest jungle at heights of not less 

 than 2500 feet ; it is generally found in 

 pairs, and is difficult to shoot as it will 

 not rise till hard-pressed." 



Mr. J. T. Rollo, who shot a bird of 

 this species in the Northern Shan States, 

 observed nothing peculiar about its 

 habits. In fact, when he shot it, he 

 was under the impression that he had 

 shot a Chinese Francolin. 



The egg which Mr. Hildebrand sent 

 me, and which is now deposited in the 

 British Museum, measures 1*42 by 1*12. 

 It is oval, with little or no gloss, and of 

 a uniform pale pinkish buff. 



The crown of the head is a rich reddish 

 brown, each feather tipped darker. The 

 hindneck and back are grey with broad 

 oval chestnut streaks. The rump and 

 the tail-coverts are olive-brown finely 

 mottled with pale buff and many of the 

 feathers each with a triangular black mark. 

 The first ten quills of the wing are 

 chiefly pale chestnut, perfectly unmarked. 

 The feathers of the visible portion of 

 the closed wing are olive-brown, mottled 



