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THE JUNGLE BUSH-QUAIL. 
Perdicula Asiatica. Native names: Lowa, Hind.; Jahar , Manbhoom; 
Girzapitta , Tel.; Karilowga , Canarese ; Orey, Kurku ; Ootie, Gond. 
Habitat. —From Kashmir to Ceylon and from Sind to Calcutta. 
Description. —Male—brown crown with black at the sides. Upper plumage 
buff, barred and waved with black. Wings barred and blotched with black ; 
outer web of wing quills barred rufous. Forehead and a band over the eye, 
chestnut with whitish band above. Throat rich chestnut; breast, belly and 
sides barred, black and white. Thighs and under tail feathers, buff. 
Female—differs from the male only in the lower plumage, which is entirely 
plain and destitute of marking. 
Length, 7 inches; wing, 3± inches; tail, 1J inch ; legs, red ; irides, 
brown ; bill, reddish. Weight, 3 oz. 
THE ROCK BUSH-QUAIL. 
Perdicula Argoondah. Native names : Lowa, Hind, and Maki; Lawunka , 
Tel.; Sinhadeh , Tam. ; Kemp-lowga, Canarese. 
Habitat .— Southern and Eastern Punjab, and North of the Ganges to Alla¬ 
habad ; it is found also far south. 
