390 TETRAONID^l. 



ash ; ear-coverts light brown ; top of the head and back of 

 the neck rich chestnut brown, which ends in a broad collar 

 of the same colour descending to the bottom of the neck in 

 front, and prettily varied with small round white spots ; 

 back and tail greyish brown ; wing-coverts tinged with 

 blue, and edged with rufous ; wing-primaries brownish 

 black on the inner web, the outer web of the first greyish- 

 brown, of the others light wood brown ; throat and neck 

 in front, above and below the collar, bluish ash; breast 

 buff; feathers of the sides and flanks barred with white, 

 black, and bright chestnut ; belly, vent, and under tail- 

 coverts, reddish buff; legs, toes, and nails, red. 



The length of the male thirteen inches ; wing from the 

 anterior bend six inches ; the legs armed with blunt spur- 

 like protuberances. 



The female is rather smaller than the male ; the general 

 plumage less brilliant in colours, and the legs without any 

 spur-like protuberances. 



