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Description. —Male—forehead black, each feather edged with grey ; crest 
and crown dark brown. Upper plumage chestnut, the feathers margined with 
grey ; tail brown mottled with rufous. Throat, sides of the neck greyish brown, 
lower plumage bright chestnut, belly and thighs smoky brown. Wing quills 
plain brown. 
Female—grey forehead streaked with black, crest and crown blackish ; 
upper plumage same as in male. Under tail feathers black with chestnut bars. 
Length of male, 14 inches; wing, 6 inches ; tail, 5 inches ; legs, red ; irides, 
yellow or brown ; bill, brown ; weight, 14 oz. 
THE PAINTED SPUR-FOWL. 
Galloperdix lunulata. Native names: Askol, Orissa and Singbhoom ; 
Hootka, Chanda ; Cul-koli , Tam. ; Jitta-Kodi Tel. 
Habitat .—Rather local over a considerable portion of the Peninsula. 
Description. —Male--crowui black spotted with white, black mantle and 
wing coverts, rump and tail coverts rich chestnut with black edged with spots, 
some of the wing feathers have a metallic green gloss. Tail black. First ten 
wing quills brown. Throat, fore neck, and sides of neck black, barred white. 
Sides of the body chestnut, breast buff spotted with black, belly chestnut with 
dull white bars, under tail feathers black and chestnut mixed. 
