GAME BIRDS OF INDIA AND ASIA. 93, 



The Common European Partridge. 



Perdix perdix, Brit. Mus. Cat., Birds, Vol. XXII, 

 p. 187. 



This familiar bird is of a finely pencilled brown and buff above, 

 and finely pencilled grey on the breast, with the head bnff, and a 

 chestnut patch below the breast ; the hen has this when young,, 

 and then is best distinguished by having a patch on the flat of 

 the wing barred across with buff as well as streaked with this 

 colour, the cock only having the central streaks. In addition to- 

 Europe, this partridge inhabits Western Asia east to North 

 Persia ; it has been introduced also into the United States. 



Bearded Partridge. 



Perdix dawrica, Brit. Mus. Cat., Birds, Vol. XXII, 

 P- 193- 



This Partridge differs from the common species by having the 

 throat feathers long and pointed, and the buff of this region ex- 

 tending right down the breast ; the " horse-shoe ' ' mark below 

 this is black, not chestnut. The hen has less buff and black on. 

 the breast. This species ranges from Central Asia to North China ; 

 it is often exported frozen, and may be seen in the London 

 shops. 



The Chukor. 



Caccahis chucar, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds,. 

 Vol. IV, p. 131. 



Native names : — Chukar, Hindi ; Kabk, Per- 

 sian ; Kau-kau, Kaslimir ; Chukru, Chamba. 



The chukor is one of the group of red-legged 

 partridges to which the well-known ' ' French 

 partridge ' ' [Caccabis rufa) belongs, and much 

 resembles that bird. The cock and hen are alike 

 in plumage, but the former may be distinguished 

 by having a knob or blunt spur on each leg. 



