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Female—has the body narrowly barred with black ; the rest of the plumage 
being irregularly barred with wavy lines of grey and pale rufous. In other 
respects it resembles the male. Length, 10 inches ; wing, 5 inches ; tail, 
inches ; legs, yellow ; irides, yellow, orange or brown ; bill, orange. Weight 
8 oz. Frequents bare, broken ground. 
THE SNOW PARTRIDGE. 
Lerwa lerwa. Native names : Lerwa, Nepal ; Jangooria , Kumaon; 
Twora, Koor mortal, Garhwal; Golabi teetur, Ter teetur ) Hill States ; Burruf ka 
Teetur , Kulu ; Biju, Chamba. 
Habitat —The Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikhim, especially on Tahr 
and Bhurrel ground ; a rare bird. 
Description .—Sexes alike Throat, sides of head, entire upper plumage, 
visible portions of closed wings and tail cross-barred black and buffy white; 
wings washed chestnut. First ten wing quills black, others broadly tipped 
with white. Lower plumage rich chestnut flecked with white; belly and 
thighs barred brown and white ; under tail feathers chestnut tipped with white. 
Length 15 inches; wing, 71 inches; tail, 4| inches; legs and bill, red; 
irides, brown ; weight, 22 oz. 
