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Description.— Male—forehead and front of crown, sides of head, chin and 
throat rufous; white line over the eye. Upper plumage, wings and toil 
greyish brown, coarsely cross-barred with buff. Lower plumage, barred with 
blsck» 
Female—nearly the whole plumage pinkish brown, throat whitish, wings, 
rump and tail freckled with. buff. 
Length, 7 inches; wing, 3£ inches ; tail, 1J inch., legs, red , irides, 
reddish brown ; bill, dark slate* Weight, 3 oz. 
It avoids mountains, forests and jungle, and affects dry open sandy plains 
or low hillocks. 
THE COMMON HILL-PARTRIDGE. 
Arboricola Torqueola. Native names: Rdi, Eamchuhra , Chamba; Ban 
titur , Peora, Garhwal and Kumaon ; Kaindal , Kangra. 
Habitat .—The outer ranges of the Himalayas from Chamba to Sikhim ; also 
occurs in the Naga Hills. # 
Description. —Male—the whole crown deep chestnut with a white line on 
each side. Eye bordered black ; chin, throat, sides of head and neck black, 
streaked with white. Breast grey, divided from the neck by a white collar. 
