THE GAME BIRDS OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON. 5 



edges of eyelids pale lemon ; the bill is pale bluish grey, or pale 

 plumbeous, often darker, sometimes blackish, at the tip," (Hume.) 



" i¥aZes .•—Length 13-75" to 14-75"; expanse 27-1" to 30-0"; 

 wing 9-0" to 9-9"; tail from vent 4" to 5"; tarsus 1-1" to 1-25"; 

 gape 0-64" to 0-8". Weight 1 lb. to 1 lb. 4 ozs." ('Hume.) 



Adult female : — Whole upper plumage a pinkish grey ; the head, 

 nape, neck and upper back with black streaks, formed by each 

 feather having a terminal spot of black, the remainder of upper 

 parts often more rufous and barred, instead of spotted with black. 

 Central tail feathers like the back, each succeeding pair deepeii- 

 ing in colour and with broad terminal bars of white. Chin, throat 

 and sides of the head yellowish grey, varying considerably in in- 

 tensity of colouration, the centre immaculate, the sides of the head 

 lores and ear coverts streaked with fine black shaft lines ; lower 

 throat with reversed, half mooii shaped band of black followed by 

 a pearl grey band which fades into the pinkish grey of the breast. 

 This latter is streaked with black, formed hj the black central 

 spots to the feathers and is followed by the black band like that of 

 the male, but narrower and often much broken. Lower breast 

 above abdomen like that of the male, but generally paler ; remain- 

 der of lower parts similar to the same parts in the male. Scapu- 

 lars and inner wing coverts like the back ; quills like those of the 

 male but the shade more brownish and the inner webs and tips of 

 the primaries edged white, absent on the first and most broadly so 

 on the innermost ; primasy coverts grey, secondary coverts dark 

 grey, median coverts yellow ochre on visible portions otherwise as 

 in the male. 



In many females, probably not fully adult, the colour of the 

 throat, breast and upper abdomen is very smoky and practically 

 the same from the chin to the black abdomen. 



Soft parts the same as in the male. 



Measurements. — Wing 8-36" to 9-2", the average being barely 

 9-0"; bill at front from tip to central feathering -42" to -5" and 

 averaging -47"; tarsus -82" to 1*08" with an average size of 

 •9" ; tail about 4-0" to 4-5". 



" J'maZes;— Length 13-38" to 14-47"; expanso 27-38" to 28-5"; 

 wing 8-7" to 9-4"; tail 4-13" to 4-15"; tarsus 1-0" to M"; weight 

 15 ozs. to 17 ozs." (Hume.) 



Young male: — Shot in October, has the whole upper plumage, 

 chin, throat and breast and upper abdomen a pale isabelline or 

 pinkish grey, barred and vermiculated with blackish brown. 

 Abdomen black and under tail coverts white with black bases. 

 The tail feathers are barred black and rufous buff", the latter colour 

 being replaced by white on the outer ones. Wing quills and 

 primary coverts grey, tipped with rufous ; innermost secondaries 

 and scapulars like the back. 



