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bird. The breeding season varies, being from Aug- 

 ust to April according to local circumstances ; the 

 eggs are simply laid on the ground, are pale glossy 

 cream-colour, and measure a little over an inch in 

 length. 



Blewitt's Bush-Quail. 



Microperdix blewitti. Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, 

 Vol. IV, p. 122. 



Native name : — Sirsi lawa, in the Central 

 Provinces. 



This is hardly a distinct species, differing from the 

 painted bush-quail only in being smaller and greyer, 

 with a distinctly smaller bill and with more white 

 and less black on the face of the male. It inhabits 

 the forest region of the eastern Central Provinces. 



Hume's Bush-Quail. 



Microperdix manipurensis. Faun. Brit. Ind., 

 Birds, Vol. IV, p. 122. 



Native name. — Lanz-Soibol, Manipuri. 



One of Mr. Hume's most striking discoveries in 

 Manipur, this pretty quail is very distinct in appear- 

 ance from all our species. Its plumage is slate-col- 

 our,, mottled with black above, and buff below 

 the breast, this colour broken up into large spots 

 by black markings which form a cross on every fea- 

 ther. The cock has a dark bay face, which at once 

 distinguishes him from the hen. The bill is dark 

 hornj7, and the legs orange. 



