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THE PAINTED PARTRIDGE, 
Pcrdijr picta-~J Aim. and Sel by- 
Plate III. 
Fcrdix picin. Jar dine and Selby's Illustrations ofOrntiho- 
logy r vol. i. pi. 1, 
This very beautiful species, belonging to the 
true partridges, is a native of the pkuns of India, 
and of late years has not un frequently been brought 
in collections to this country ; yet, notwithstand- 
ing, it is to be regretted that little is known of its 
habits. The following is a description of the speci- 
men from the neighbourhood of Bangalore, from 
which the original of our plate was taken. The 
crown is brown, with the margins of the feathers 
yellowish- white; the face, region of the eyes and 
auricular*), pale brownish-orange ; the hinder part 
of the neck pale huff; the centre of each feather 
black ; the front and aides 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 yellowish- white, which leave, as it were, a bar 
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