PARTRIDGE. 335 



Supposed to inhabit the neighbourhood of Malacca, as I received 

 a specimen from thence, with both sexes of the Crowned Partridge s 

 in spirits, from Sir Joseph Banks. 



I observed one of these among Mr. Dent's drawings, having the 

 under parts from the breast marked with transverse, broad undula- 

 tions, divided by cream-coloured lines, instead of the black crescents. 

 Probably this may be a female, as I did not observe the knob 

 at the back of the leg as in the other, nor is there an account 

 annexed ; the legs in this drawing are pale blue, and the hind toe 

 without a claw. 



In some drawings at the India House, of this bird, the legs are 

 furnished with a single spur behind, but very short ; and it is men- 

 tioned, that in the Malay tongue it is called Boorong Trong. 



In the bird described by Sir T. Raffles, mention is made of a 

 small horny tubercle in place of a nail at the end of the hind toe, 

 which was not the case in our specimens. 



**** WITH THREE TOES ONLY, ALL PLACED FORWARDS. 



76. -ROCK PARTRIDGE. 



LENGTH nine or ten inches. Bill pale red, three quarters of 

 an inch long, and a little curved ; the whole top of the head pale, 

 spotted with brown ; the rest of the head and neck fine rufous yellow ; 

 across the breast an irregular white band, bounded above with deep 

 rufous, and below with black ; beyond this, the belly, thighs, and 

 vent, are finely lineated across with black and white ; wing coverts 

 pale rufous ; the rest of the wing barred chocolate and white ; several 

 bars on each feather, with the tips pale rufous yellow ; greater quills 



