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THE PAINTED PARTRIDGE. 
Perdise picfi^-JARD. A^fB Selbt. 
Plate HI. 
Perdlx picta, Jardine and Selhtf'i Illustrations qf Omith^ 
lofft/y vol. i. pi. L 
Tins very beautiful species, belongiiig to the 
true partridges, is a imtivfi of thv plains of Indian 
and of late years has not unfrequenily been brought 
m coilections to thig country' ; yet, not witli stand- 
ing, it is to be regretted tliat little is known of its 
habits. The following ia ft dest'riptiou of the epeci- 
mau from the neighbourhood of Bangalore, from 
which the original of our plate waa taken. The 
crown is brown, with the margins of the feathers 
yellowish-white ; the face^ region of the eyes and 
auriculars, pale brown isli -orange ; the lunder part 
of the neck pale buff; the centre of each feather 
black ; the front and sides of the neck white, spotted 
with black ; the breast, belly, and flanks, beautifully 
spotted with black and yellowish- white ; the ground 
of each feather may be said to be black ; and on each 
web there are two, and sometimes three, round spots 
of yell 0 wish- wbite^ which leave, as it were, a bar 
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