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Only traces of white on basal part of secondaries. — Male has a blunt spur ; female 

 has none. From Himalayas to Altai Mountains. Five to twelve eggs (2-72 x 1-85), 

 olive, spotted brown. Found near the snow-line in flocks of from five to thirty. 

 The " Snow-Pheasant " of Himalayan sportsmen. 



Also T. caspius. The Caspian S.C. from Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and Persia. <J 24". 

 9 23". Like T. himalayensis, but chest is grey and no chestnut on sides of nape and head. 

 Basal part of secondaries white. 



T. cxmcasicus. The Caucasian S.C. S 21", Eesembles T. caspius, but back of head and 

 nape are rust-red, with chocolate band down each side of throat. Above barred and mottled 

 black and buff. (O.G. i. 89, 90.) 



(J. 816. B. 1378. 0. 42. O.G. i. 86. H. & M. i. 267.) 



80. Tetraogallus tibetanus. The Tibetan Snow-Cock. 



Huinwal, Ular (Kirghiz) ; Hailik (Mongol) ; Cunmo (Tanguts) ; Hrak-pa, Sikkim. 



tj 19" to 21 J". $ 18". Legs ^ coral, $ orange. BiU $ orange-red, 2 blackish, 

 orange tip. Naked eye-patch red. Above pale grey, tinged pink, fine freckled. 

 Primaries French grey, tipped white. Below white, striped black. Under-tail 

 black. White wing-band. Gorget freckled grey and buflf. No white on basal 

 half of outer quUls. — Female : Ear-coverts white (Lahore to Yarkand, p. 281). 

 Tibet to Himalayas. Seldom met with below 15,000 feet in summer. 



Also T. henrid. Prince Henry's S.C. Differs from S. tibetanus in having throat and chest 

 grey, with narrow white band down middle of chin and throat, i 26". 



T.altaicus. The Altai S.C. Differs from iS. iiSetomtts in having the sides and below uniform 

 white, the basal part of outer primaries white, and no white at the base of the secondaries. 

 ■J 23". (O.G. L 85, 86.) 



Genus TETRAOPHASIS. Grouse Paetridges. 



Tail of eighteen feathers about three-quarters length of wing. First primary equal to eighth 

 or ninth (fourth longest). Sexes alike. Males have spurs. Two species of Grouse-like Partridges 

 from Tibet and W. China. 



T. obscurus. The Dusky Grouse Partridge from E. Tibet, i 18-6". Above olive, barred 

 buff on wings. Below grey, spotted black. Chin, throat, and foreneck chestnut. 



T. szeehenyii. Szecheny's G.P. from C. Tibet to Mekong River, i 17-6". Differs from 

 T. obscurus in having chin, throat, and foreneck fawn. 



Genus LERWA. Snow-Partridge. 

 Zerwar=Yoi barbara. 



Eyelids covered with plumelets. Wing expansive. First primary equal to 

 third, second quill longest. Upper part of tarsi feathered. Tail of fourteen 

 feathers, four-sevenths length of wing. Males with spur. Sexes similar. A 

 single species. Combines the colours of a Grouse with the naked leg of a 

 Partridge. Generally found near rocks and shrubs, very seldom amongst trees. 

 Feeds on shoots, moss, and roots. 



81. Lerwa nivicola. The Snow-Parteidge. 



Larwa, Nepal; Jungooria, Kumaon; Koor-monal, Garhwal; Barf-ka-titur, Kulu. 



(J 14" to 16" J 16 to 22 oz. Legs red. Bill bright red. Above minutely 

 barred black and grey. Below chestnut, with broad white splashes on the flanks. 

 — Male has short spurs. — Female like the male, but no spurs. From Kashmir to 



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