244 H. H. Turner — Collection of birds from Manipur. [No. 4, 



TiNNUNCDLDS ALAU DARIUS. The Kestvel. 

 Four, Manipur Valley, March, 1899. 



*MiCROHiERAX EUTOLMUS. The Eed-legged Falconet. 



One, Homalin, November, 1898. Three, Kungalthana, November^ 



1898. 



Tragopan bltthi. The Grey -bellied horned Pheasant. 

 Three, Kanpru, Marcli, IS99. 



ExCALFACTORiA CHINENSIS. The Blue-hreasted Quail. 



One, Kaupum (Munipur Silchar Road), March, 1899. One, Mani- 

 pur, March, 1899. 



Cot URN IX jafonica. The Japanese Quail. 



One, Manipur Vallej^ February, 1899. 



I saw a dozen or so of these birds ; they were driven out of the long 

 grass as it was burning. I thouglit at the time they were common quail, 

 or would have taken more trouble to obtain another specimen. 



*MiCROPERDTX MANIPURENSIS. Hume's Bush Quail or Manipur Quail. 

 Five, Manipur Valley, February, 1899. 



Two out of the five of these birds were obtained almost in the 

 dark, whilst running on the ground, they could be heard calling at one's 

 feet almost, but the grass on the spot where they were liaving only that 

 afternoon been burnt they were very hard to distinguish. The other 

 three were obtained on a different day and were driven out of tlie long 

 grass by fire. [See the note on this species by Captain H. S. Wood, 

 I.M.S., J.A.S.B., Pt. II, 1899, p. 1 10]. 



Arboricola rufigularis. Blyth's Hill Partridge. 

 One, Sirohipuras, January, 1899. 



ToRNix pugnax. The Bustard Quail. 

 One, Manipur Valley, March, 1899. 



Amaurornis phcenicdrus. The White-lreasted Water-hen. 

 One, Logtak, March, 1899. 



GaTiLTCREX cinereus. The Kara or Water-Cock. 

 One, Logtak, March, 1899. 



