430 BIRDS OCCURRING IN INDIA NOT DESCRIBED 



black ; bill dark brown ; legs and feet flesh-colour. — Elliot, 

 i( Phasianidce." 



815 bis.— Galloperdix bicalcaratus, Perm. 



The male has the feathers of the head black, with a fine line 

 of white down the centre of each, becoming almost obsolete 

 on the centre of the crown ; feathers of the back of the neck 

 black, with a line of white down the centre of each, com- 

 mencing in a fine point at the base of the feather, gradually 

 but slightly increasing in breadth towards and ending near 

 the apex ; feathers of the shoulders and scapularies deep chest- 

 nut, freckled with black, and having a broad oblong mark of 

 black down the centre, within which is a lengthened white line 

 as on the neck ; lower part of the back deep chestnut, minutely 

 freckled with black at the tip of each feather ; lesser wing- 

 coverts black, bordered with chestnut at the base and a small 

 drop-like spot of buffy white near the tip ; primaries brown ; 

 remainder of the wing deep chestnut, freckled with black, and 

 at the tips of the greater coverts a pear-shaped mark of black, 

 within which is a similar mark of white; upper and under 

 tail- coverts black ; tail rich purplish black ; feathers of the 

 throat, breast and abdomen black, with a pear-shaped mark of 

 white near the tip, which mark becomes more elongated as 

 the feathers proceed downwards, until on the flanks they 

 assume a similar, but bolder, form than the lines on the back 

 of the neck ; on the lower part of the abdomen and thighs 

 they again become of a more rounded form, but are much less 

 conspicuous ; bill and orbits beautiful red ; irides dark brown ; 

 legs and feet red. 



The female has the entire plumage deep chestnut, paler on 

 the under surface and minutely freckled with brown, especially 

 on the secondaries and upper tail-coverts ; tail purplish black ; 

 bill, orbits, eyes, legs and feet as in the male, but not quite so 

 rich in colour* — Gould, " B. of As." 



816 bis— Tetraogallus tibetanus, Gould. 



Males, — Length, 19 to 21*5 ; expanse, 30 to 32-5 ; wing, 

 10'Qto 10-6; tail from vent, 6'5 to 7'4 ; tarsus, 2*1 to 236; 

 bill from gape, 1*3 to 1-4, 



