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layer of white within, juicy, and of a very high flavour. In 

 some districts it is eagerly sought for by sportsmen, but is most 

 frequently, perhaps, seen when tiger or large game are being 

 hunted for with a long line of elephants, and consequently many 

 escape being fired at. The churrs of the Burhampooter river are 

 said especially to abound with Florikin, even to Upper Assam. Parts 

 of Eungpore, Purneah, and Goruckpore, all afford fair Florikin 

 shooting, as do many portions of the N. W. Provinces, from Delhi 

 to Rohilcund and Oude. 



41. Sypheotides auritus, Latham. 



Otis, apud Latham— Jard. and Selby, 111. Orn., pi. 40, 92— 

 Belanger, Voy. aux Ind. Orient. Zool, pi. 10— Jerdon, 111. Ind. 

 Orn. pi. 33.— Blyth, Cat. 1542—0. fulva, Sykks, Cat. 167 — 

 Jerdon, Cat. 282— Charaz or Charas, H. in the South of India — 

 Chulla charz, H. in some parts — Lihh, H. in Hindoostan — Tan-mor, 

 Mahr. — Kan-noul, Can. — Niala nimili, Tel., the last three names 

 signifying Ground pea-fowl — Wurragu koli, Tam. — Khartitar, of 

 the Bheels near Mhow, i. e. } Grass-partridge — vulgo, Ghas ha 

 murglri, or Grass Fowl. 



The Lesser Florikin. 



Bescr. — Male in full breeding plumage, with the head, neck, ear- 

 tufts, medial wing-coverts, and the whole lower plumage deep black, 

 the chin alone being white \ lower part of the hind neck and a 

 large patch on the wing white, the rest of the plumage fulvous, 

 beautifully and closely mottled with dark brown; the first three 

 primaries plain dusky brown, the remainder both barred and 

 mottled with brown. The down at the base of all the feathers 

 is a beautiful pale dull rose-colour, and the quills, when freshly 

 moulted, have a beautiful bloom, mingled pink and green, which, 

 however, soon fades. The ear-tufts are about 4 inches long, and 

 have usually three feathers on each side, with the shaft bare, and 

 a small oval web at the tip, curving upwards. The primaries are 

 much acuminated, sometimes ending in a point almost as fine as a 

 needle. 



Bill dusky above, the edges of the upper, and all the lower 

 mandible yellowish ; hides pale yellow, clouded with dusky ; legs 



