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FYTCHE’S BAMBOO PARTRIDGE. 
Bambusicoia Fytchii. Native name : Vengte , Kuki. 
Habitat.— Khasia, Garo and Naga Hills, Cachar, Manipur and parts of 
Burma. 
Description. —Sexes alike. A handsome bird, sides of the body and lower 
breast covered with large heart-shaped black spots. Upper plumage much 
variegated with large black spots as in the hill partridges. First ten wing 
quills rufous or chestnut (their chief distinction), tail long and much grad¬ 
uated ; the male has a sharp spur on each leg. Length, 14 inches ; winfr, 
6 inches ; tail, inches ; legs, greenish; irides, brown; bill, dark brovviT* 
weight, 14 oz. 
THE RED SPUR-FOWL. 
Galloperdix spadicea. Native names : Chota jungli murgi , C. P. ; Kustoor , 
Deccan , Sarabakoli , Tamil; Yarrakodi , Tel.; Chotiang , Kurku ; Ghudal and 
Kor, Gond. 
Habitat.— Nepal, Kumaon, Behar and southward to the Pulni Hills in 
Madras in elevations up to 6,000 feet. 
