BIRDS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ASIA, 



F. Wood Partridges. 



Genus AEBORICOLA, Hodgson. 



A, iorqueola (PL Col. 462^ 463 ; Hardw. 

 III. Jnd- Zool. — male. 



Syn. Perdix torqueola, Valenciennes. 

 P. megapodia, Temminck. 

 P, olivacea, Gray. 



Peura, Ban Tetra, N. W. Himalaya. Green 

 or Hill Fartridye of sportsmen. Inhabits Hima- 

 laya. 



A. rufoguUris, Blylh, J. A. S. XVIII, In- 

 habits Sikim at a lower altitude than the preced- 

 ing race. 



A. atrogularis, Blyth, J. A. S. XVIII, 

 Inhabits Hill regions of Assam, Sylhet, and 

 Arracan. 



A. (?) CharltonL 



Syn. Perdix Charltoni, Eyton, Ann, Mag. N. 

 H. XVI. 230. 



Inhabits Penang. 



Genus KOLLULUS, Bonnaterre. 



H (?) Qcellatus (Hardw. 111. hid. Zoll.) 



Syn. Tetrao ocellatus, Raffles, Lin. Tr. XIII, 

 322. 



Perdix oculea, Temminck. 

 Troonff, Sum. Inhabits Tenasserim provin- 

 ces ; Malayan Peninsula ; Sumatra. 



R. cristatus (PI. Col. 350, 351). 



Syn, Columba cristata, Gmelin. 

 Phasianus roulroul, Scopoli. 

 Perdix coronata, Latliam, 

 Tetrao porphyrio, Shaw. 

 T. viridis, Gmelin — female. 



Soal, Bestum, Malay ; Beniol, Sum. Inha- 

 bits Teuasserim provinces ; Malayan peninsula ; 

 Sumatra. 



B. niger (Belanger's Voyage., \t. 7, male, — 

 Hardw. lU. Ind. Zool., — female.) 



Syn. Cryptonyx niaer, Vigors, Zool. ) 



Journ. IV.' 349. > Male. 



C Dussumieri, Lesson. \ 

 C. Ferruginens, Leadbeater, ^ 



Lin. Tr. XVI. 349. ( 

 Perdix Eeruginosa, Eyton, P. Z. T 



S. 1839, p. 106. ) 



Hole, Malay. lahabits Malayan peninsula ; 

 Sumatra. 



G. Dwarf Partridges. 



Genus PERDICULA, Hodgson. BushQiMih 

 of Sportsmen. 



P. asiatica {Trans. Zool. Soc. II, pi. 3, — 

 not good). 



Stn. Coturnix yenath, Sykes. 



Perdix asiatica et cambaiensia (?), La- 

 tham. 



Lowa, H, Common Busk Qiiail of Sports- 

 men : RocJc Quail, S. India. luhabits India 

 generally. 



P. argoondaU [Trans. Zool. Soc. II,'pl. 2, — 

 not good). 



Syn. Coturnix argoondah, Sykes. 



Perdix rubiginosa (?), Valenciennes. 



Goerza, H. Forest Quail. Inhabits S. India. 



I. Quails. Buttuir, H. 



Genus COTUKNIX, Moerrhing. 



Sub-genus COTURNIX, Gould. 



G. comynunis, Bonnaterre (Pl. Enl. 170. 



Syn. Tetrao coturnix. L. 

 C. major, Brisson. 

 C. dactylisouans, Temminck. 

 C. europfeus, Swainson. 

 C. vulgaris, Jardine. 



GliaghuSy H. (Jerdon). Common Quail of 

 sportsmen. Inhabits Europe, Asia, Africa : 

 common in Luiia (nec Malasia), 



G. coromandelica [PI. Col. 35.) 



Syn. Tetrao coromandelicus, Gmelin. 

 C: textilis, Temminck. 



Rain Quail of sportsmen. Inhabits India 

 generally. 



G. cJdnensis (Gould's B. A. Vol. V- 92). 



Syn. Tetrao chiuensis, L. 



T. manillensis, Gmelin. 

 Coturnix philippensis, Brisson. 

 C. excalfatoria, Temminck. 

 C. flavipes^ Blyth, J. A. S. XL 808. - the 

 female. 



Pikau, Malay'; C/iaun-chan, China ; Painted 

 Quail of sportsmen. Inhabits S. E Asia and 

 its islands ; Australia. Common in the Malay 

 countries; less so in Bengal; rare in S, India ; 

 Ceylon , 



C- (? ). erytlirorhyncJia, Sykes, {Zool. Trans. 

 Vol. II. pl. 1). Kohui Loiva, H. (Jerdon). 

 Red-billed or Black Quail of Nilgiris. Inha- 

 bits Nilgiris ; Malabar. 



Earn. TINAMID^ (?) 



Subfam. TURNICIN^. 



Genus TU RNIX, Bonnaterre. Button Quails 

 of sportsmen. 



T. ocellatus (Sonn. Toy. t 23). 



Syn, Oriolus ocellatas, Scopoli, 

 Tetrao luzoniensis, Gmelia. 

 Hemipodius thoracicus, Temminck. 

 H. atrogularis, Eyton, (the female), and B. 



tai,s;oor apud Eyton (the female), P. Z, S. 



1839, p. 107. 

 H. puguax (?), Temminck (pi. Col. 60, 2). apnd 



G. R. Gray, Brit. Mus. Catal. and Strickland, 



Ann. Mag. N. H. XX. 135. 



Pochio, Malay ; Puyu. Sum. ; Drigul, male, 

 Gomma, female, Java. Inhabits Himalaya (Al- 

 morah, Nepal, Sikim) ; Burmese aud Malay 

 countries ; Philippines. N B. Himalayan, Bur- 

 mese and Malayan examples are perfectly 

 similar. 



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