ee ee ee ee eye шу 
125 
V. i shorter than wing; without 
metallie ocelli in the plumag 
а, Wing nine inches or over in the 
male, 
e. Head uncrested, with no wattle 
or comb. 
f. Uniform black in colour e Acomus erythrophthal- 
m 
t 
us, female p. 128 
f'. Tail pale-buff ; lower back 
bronzy-gold . Se 
f: 
us, male p. 128 
Ë. n uncrested with wattles and 
mb , 
. Gallus gallus p. 129 
prr fated with ure E 
. Lophura rufa p. 129 
d’. Wing under ubt у 
g. Crested. 
^. Basal half of bill crimson — ... Rollulusroulroul,male p. 127 
№. Bill uniform black  ... e Rollulus roulroul, fe- 
male p. 127 
g'. Not crested. 
© coat = the male armed with 
3. nf те elongated · Rhizothera longirostris р. 125 
7. Bill stout and thick ... ‚ Caloperdiz oculea р. 126 
T. Legs of the male without spurs, 
k. Tail with 14 feathers. tee 
l. Breast dark-grey — ... ... Arboricola campbelli р. 126 
l. Breast chestnut... . a Tropicopercliz charl- 
toni p. 126 
k’. Tail with 10-12 feathers more 
than half the eris of the 
wing .. Melanoperdiz negra р. 197 
k". Tail with агы fathers very 
short band soft, concealed 
the tail coverts by... ... Excalfactoria chinensis p. 128 
*} 2, RHIZOTHERA LONGIROSTRIS—THE LONG-BILLED PARTRIDGE, 
Rhizothera longirostris (Te Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. Birds Brit. 
m.); 
Mus. um p. 183 (1895); Бшш, Hand-list of Birds, i. p. 26 
(1899 
sa much is игу» of the habits of this species though it is com- 
mon in certain districts throughout the Peninsula, being usually found 
in hilly, but not mountain, jungle, wherever bamboo is abundant. It 
is АА shy т a takes to flight, trusting rather to its 
ingle. note is a shrill 
Be harsher and less sustained on one note than that of Rollulus 
roulroul, and is usually heard shortly before or after dusk and dawn, 
