THE BIRDS OF THE LUCKNOW CIVIL DIVISION. 63 
dislodged. Male birds, it may be noted, are eagerly sought 
after by the partridge-fighting community of Lucknow, and 
command a good price in the market. Indeed the steady 
demand for these will probably result in denuding the country 
of birds, aided as it is by the havoc which some mammals and 
birds of prey also inflict on the eggs and young. 
826.—Perdicula asiatica, Lath. Native name— 
Lowa. 
The Jungle Bush Quail is not common. It may, occasion- 
ally, be flushed when beating about hedges and patches of 
grass in unfrequented groves or gardens, and sometimes in 
bush and grass jungle in undulating and ravinv ground. It 
appears to be a permanent resident, but of this I am not 
quite sure. 
829.—Coturnix communis, Bonn. Native names— 
Bhatér, Ghagir Bhatér and Burra Bhatér. 
Essentially a migratory bird, the Common or Grey Quail 
does not arrive in any nnmbers. until. March, the majority 
leaving again shortly after the spring crops are cut. It is, 
however, fairly common during the cold weather, and 
stragelers—doubtless remaining to breed—may be flushed 
during the hot and rainy seasons. When abundant, large 
numbers are taken in nets and brought into Lucknow for sale, 
prices ranging from Rs. 2 to Rs. 2-8 per hundred. Good 
males are, however, advantageously retailed for fighting—a 
favorite pastime among the Mahommedan community, of 
Lucknow. 
830.—Coturnix coromandelica, Gm. Native 
name—Chinung Bhatér. 
The Rain Quail—though a permanent resident—is never 
common until the rains set in, but is then very abundant 
in standing crops and grassy jungles. Like the last species, 
it is caught in nets and sold at prices ranging from Rs. 1-8 
to Rs. 2 per hundred, realizing less than the Grey Quail, either 
because it is smaller in size, or because it is. captured, as it 
usually is, in greater numbers during the rains than 
C. communis ever is during the cold weather, or even in March 
when it is most abundant. The males of this species are also 
prized for fighting. 
831.—Excalfactoria chinensis, Zin. Native name-— 
Gobal-Butai. 
This lovely bird—the Painted or Blue-breasted Quail—is 
exceedingly rare, and is only, lam pretty certain, found during 
