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Catalogue of the Birds 



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Genus GALLUS, Briss. 



266. — G. Sonneratii^ Temm.-^ Junglec Moorgli^ H. — Common Jungle 

 Fold. 



This Jungle Fowl is tolerably abundant in most of the lofty jungles 

 of the South of India, and is also found in the lower jungle in the Carna- 

 tic and eastern range of ghauts. It is not, however, met with in the 

 Northern Circars. It is very partial to bamboo jungle. I once found 

 the eggs of this fowl, seven in number, on the ground in dense jungle 

 at the foot of the Neilgherries . They were of a light pinkish cream 

 colour. 



267. — G. BanMva^ Temm. — Bed Jungle Fowl, 



This species, hardly distinguishable in appearance from many of the 

 domestic varieties, and unquestionably the origin of most of the varieties 

 of our common fowls, is the only jungle fowl found in the woods of the 

 eastern ghauts in the Northern Division, and is very abundant in some 

 parts, as in Goomsoor. I do not know exactly how far south this 

 species extends, but know that it is found as low as Cummum, N. L. 16°. 

 The crow of this bird is much more distinct and marked than that of the 

 last one, which has only a broken and very indistinct call. 



Family TETRAONID^. 



Genus ORTYGIS, 111. ^vfiam.—Hemipodius^ Temm.^ Three -toed 

 Quail. 



2()S.— 0.pugnax. — Hemip. pugnax., Temm. P. C. QO'^.— Tetvaomgri- 

 collis and Madagascariensis of the older authors? — Gooloo, 11. in the 

 South of India. — TooraJi of others. — Blach throated three-toed Quail. 



This pretty species is tolerably common in most of the well cultivated 

 parts of India, frequenting low jungle, and also fields of pulse, chillee, 

 - &c. It is sometimes found solitary, often in pairs, but also in bevies of 

 5, 6 or 7. It feeds on various grains and seeds, also much upon insects, 

 especially white ants, and the larvae of grasshoppers, &c. 



Colonel Sykes and M. Temminck assert the identity of the plumage 

 of both sexes, and though I did not examine them when I shot several 

 in company, they were always clothed alike. 



