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Common or Grey Quail (1355), Coturnix communis. 



Biack-breasted or Rain Quail (1356), Cotumix coromandehca. 



Incriis ' Bush-Quail (1361a), Microperdix in^Ksj.— The type specimens were- 

 "'procured in Goalpara ; there is an account of this bird m No. 1, Vol 

 XIX of this Journal. Primrose has seen the bird m this district 

 not far from the Torsa, and Shebbeare also believes he has seen it. 

 There is a racrged skin in the British Museum said to have been 

 aot in the Bhutan Duars. This is evidently the bird mentioned by 

 lit -Col. Thornhill as shot by him at Alipur-Duar, vide, J. B. N. H. S., 

 Vol. XV, p. bll. . ^ . ^^ 



Blyth's Hill-Bartridge (1363), Arhoricola rufigularis.— Common m the- 

 undergrowch round Buxa, and the only Hill Partridge obtained 



by us. 

 Red- breasted Hill-Partridge (1366), Arhoricola mandellii.Specmiens have 

 been obtained in the Bhutan Duars in April, probably in this district, 

 though we have been unable to get it. 

 Black Partridge (1372), Frcmcolinus ndgaris.— This, like other Game Birds, 

 is fast on the decrease. The Sonthal coolie, introduced in large- 

 numbers from Chaibassa of late years, loves shikar and, according to 

 Travers, many and many a partridge is run down by these people. 

 Grey Partridge (1375), Francolinus pondicerianus. — ^Sundor says it is found 



in similar localities as those in which the Black Buck is got. 

 Kyah or Swamp Partridge (1376), Francolinus gularis.— Getting scarce as 



suitable localities decrease. 



Burmese Bustard-Quail (1382), Turniv pugna.v j^lumbipes. — Resident and 



breeding in the tea during June and July. This bird has an excep- 



tionallyloud note in the breeding season onf, oof, oof, strongly boomed. 



[Little Button-Quail (1383), Turniv dussumieri.)^ Almost certain to occur.]' 



Indian Batton-Quail (1381), Turnix tanU to?i/l'i'.— Recorded from Bhutan 



Duars. A specimen in the British museum being got there in April. 

 Blue-breasted Banded-Rail (1389), Hypotcenidia striata. 



Banded Crake (1395), Eallina suj)erciliaris. — For the past four years the 

 call of a bird had been puzzling O'Donel during April and May and it 

 was only this year that he was able to shoot it and found it to be 

 this species. He found them inhabiting fairly thick jungle, the favourite 

 place being light tree forest with scrub over which creepers hang. 

 Judging from the number of birds heard calling they must exist in 

 fair numbers. The note " Kok'" said through one's nose is the exact 

 sound and is uttered during the late afternoon and at night and 

 appears to be the breeding call as bird answers bird, and O'Donel 

 firmly believes that it breeds here. It is easy to get close to the bird, 

 but quite a different thing to see it as the grass is up in the scrub 

 jungle at this time of the year. The above remarks were all given 

 by O'Donel. 

 [Brown Crake (1400), Amauronis akool — Only shot in Goalpara, but 



pi-obably got in the south of the district]. 

 White-breasted Water-Hen (1401), Amatirornis pJiainicurus . — Common. 

 [The Moorhen (1402), Oallinula chloropics. — Only shot in Goalpara, but 



certain to be found in the south of the district.] 

 [Water Cock (1403), Gallicrex cinerea. — Only shot in Goalpara, but probably 



got in the jheels.] 

 Purple Moorhen (1404), Porphyria poUocepalus. — Got in the jheels. 

 [Great Indian Bustard (1414), Eupodotis edicardsi. — Sunder gives this as 

 common in the grass jungle of high lands in the cold weather. This 

 is most improbable as they have never been found nearly as far east- 

 as this district.] 



