1865.] Scientific Intelligence. 289 
- 3. A. BRUNNEOPECTUS, Tickell. (J. A. S. XXIV, 276.) Tenas- 
serim mountains. 
4. a, gavanica. (Brown, J. A. Zool. pl. XVII; Temm., p. c. 
1488 : but quere—the red surrounding the eye?) Java. ; 
5. A. (?) Aiguernosa. (Eyton. P. Z. 8. 1839, p. 106.) Malayan 
peninsula. 
b. With the throat thinly clad with feathers, shewing 
the crimson skin beneath. 
6. a. PeRsonata. (Horsfield, Zool. Pes.in Java, fig.; Tr. Lim. 
Soc. XIII, 184.) Sumatra (?) and Java. 
7. A. ATRoauLARIS, nobis. (J. A. S. XVIII, 819; Perdix oliva- 
cea of Buchanan Hamilton’s drawings, not of Gray, Hardw. Jil. 
Ind, Zool.) Hills bordering the valley of the Brahmaputra south- 
ward. 
8. A. INTERMEDIA, nobis. (J. A. S. XXIV, 277.) Probably from 
Arakan. 
9. a. omaritoni. (Hyton. Ann, Mag. M. H. 1845, XVI, p. 235.) 
Malayan peninsula : not uncommon about Pinang and Province Wel- 
lesley. (Type of Tropicoperdix, nobis, passim ?) 
10. a. cutoropus. (Tickell. J. A. S. XXVIII, 415, 453,) 
Tenasserim mountains. 
c. With large bare space in front of neck. 
11. a. punorutata. (Hardw. Jil. Ind. Zool.) Hab. ? 
12. a. crupiguLaris. (Swinhoe, Lbs, 1864, p. 426.) Formosa, 
Type of oreoperdix, Swinhoe. 
N.B. The Perdix oculea, Tem. (Pig. e¢ Gall. III, 408; TZetrao 
ocellatus, Rafiles, Zr. Lin. Soc. XIII, 332; Hardw. Jil. Ind. 
Zool. ;) of Mergui province and Sumatra, is the type of my Caloper- 
dix ; and P. thoracica, Tem. (Peg. et Gall. HI, 335, P. and Arbori- 
cola sphenurus, Gray,) is the type of Bambusicola, Gould, to which a 







second species has been added by Mr. Swinhoe from Formosa, B. So- 
norivox, Gould. (B. As. pt. XVI.) 
The Partridges of the Pewra group are best obtained from natives 
of the country who understand netting them, Comparatively tew fall 
