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GAME BIRDS OF INDIA AND ASIA. 



F. 5. Grizzly grey above, black Lineaied Kaleegt (p. 72) 



below. 

 I do not give any key to the more 

 doubtful species of 



G. Size of large fowl ; face blue, 



tail moderate, broad. 



H. Partridges with tails, more than 

 half length of wing. 



H. I. Shanks feathered half-way 

 down, plumage barred; bill 

 and feet red. 



H. 2. Plumage mottled ; bill and 

 legs dull green. 



H. 3. Plumage plain drab or grey 

 above ; bill and feet red. 



H. 4. Plumage barred throughout, 

 throat buff, black-bordered. 



H. 5. Plumage barred above, streak- 

 ed below, throat chestnut. 



Kaleege (p. 62). 



Fire-backed Pheasant 

 (p. 80). 



Snow-partridge (p. 91). 



Tibetan Partridge (p. 92). 



CJiukor (p. 93). 



Grey Partridge (p. 102). 



H. 7. 



H. S. 



H. 6. Plumage mostly black includ- 

 ing throat, spotted with 

 white below. 



Face chestnut, under-parts near- 

 ly covered with white spots. 



Plumage mostly black, spotted 

 \vith white below, throat 

 white. 

 Spurfowl, partridge-like, with hen- 



Uke tails, and double-spurred. 

 : . General colour chestnut 

 !. Chestnut spotted with white 

 above, breast buff, black- 

 spotted, 

 i. Streaked black and white above, 

 breast pure white. 



Partridge with tail nearly as long 

 as wing, belly buff with large 

 black spots. 

 Partridges with very short tails, 

 not noticeable ; nails very long. 

 I. Throat black, bordered with 

 white, breast grey. 



Swamp Partridge 

 (p. 104). 



Black Partridge (p. 106). 



J- 



K 



K 



Painted Francolin 

 (p. 108). 



Chinese F r a n c o li n 

 (p. 109). 



Red Spurfoicl (p. 99). 



Painted Spurfowl 

 (p. 100). 



Ceylon Spurfowl 

 (p. loi). 



Bamboo Part r idee 

 (p. 11:=). 



Common Hill-Partridge 

 (P- "4). 



