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379. Arboricola rufogularis rufoyularia Blyth. [1363]. — Blyth's Hill 



Partridge. 



Arboricola rufigularis, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 126. 

 Occurs in the Daphla hills and Abor-Miri hills on the North Frontier. 

 Specimens secured in January and February. 



Iris red-brown ; bill black ; tarsus salmon red ; claws horny. 



380. Arboricola atrogularis Blyth. [1365]. — The White-cheeked Hill 



Partridge. 



Arboricola atrigularis, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 127. 

 Throughout the plains and extends up the lower ranges or foot hills of 

 the Daphla and Miri country on the north frontier. Replaced on the 

 watershed and in the valleys on the north by A. rufogularis. Its distribu- 

 tion as given by Blanford, Assam ; south of the Bramapootra, is consider- 

 ably extended. 



381. Francolinus gularis (Temm.) [1376]. — The Swamp Partridge. 

 " Hoi Koli" Miris of the plains, Assam. 



Confined to the "churs" adjacent to and in the beds of the large 

 rivers. Komolabari, Dibrugarh, Gosaigaon ; Dunsirimukh, Bramapootra ; 

 "cagri" Hessamara, Subansiri. Frequents the heavy grass " chopras " 

 and reeds, and roosts in these latter haunts from about eight to twelve feet 

 from the ground. Bill black ; iris crimson ; tarsus orange yellow ; claws 

 horny. 



382. Turnix -pugnax (Temm.) [1382]. — The Bustard Quail. 



Resident : commonly occurs throughout the plains. Dejoo, February, 

 April, May, September. Dejoo, February 1909, to be met with in numbers 

 in the short grass along the road sides in the garden. My dogs have 

 become quite experts in ferreting them out, but never manage to catch 

 any. I never remember seeing such a quantity, but it is a plentiful bird at 

 most times. Their eggs are constantly brought in when cultivation is in 

 progress. Iris stone white in birds of the year, 10-8-11. 



Numerous clutches of three and four eggs taken in April, May, June and 

 July. 



383. Rallina sujjerciliaris (Byton) [1395]. — The Banded Crake. 



Dejoo, North Lakhimpur, 31-6-10*, this morning a pair of these Crakes 

 were located in a " jan " or stream in the garden. My arrival took them 

 by surprise as they were only a few feet away. One took to wing 

 and settled a short distance off in the water again, whilst the remaining 

 bird scurried along the weeds at the water's edge eventually swimming in 

 true rail fashion when it afforded me a fine display of its upper chestnut 

 coloration. Several attempts to locate this pair later on in the day were 

 made without success. The day previous was very hot, rain had fallen at 

 early morning : perfect ideal conditions for water birds. Not previoush' 

 recorded for Assam. 



384. Limnohcenus fuscus (L.) [1398]. — The Ruddy Crake. 



Aviaurornis fuscMs, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iv., p. 170. 

 Bhimpoora bhil, Gogaldhubie, 11-1-05, d" , secured at early morning 

 when a dense fog hung over the water in the heavy reeds along the banks of 

 the "bhil"; Dejoo, 22-5-10*, one crossed the road a few yards ahead between 

 some "hoolahs " or swampy recesses in the garden. These two occurrences 

 constitute the only records, probably overlooked owing to its skulking 

 habits. Iris vermillion red ; orbital skin salmon red ; bill dark olive, 

 upper mandible and tip of lower mandible dark ; tarsus salmon red ; claws 

 pale horny black. 



