FRANCO LINUS LEVAILLIAN T I I .
Ave-a_Pla-te. 85.
A v es.— P la t e LXXXV. ( F em a l e .)
F. capite superne brunneo-rubro, plumis brunneo-flavo marginatis; cervice pallide cinnamomea fasciis
nigro-brunneis albo maculatis tribus longitudinalibus variegate, quarum un& inter nucham et intersca-
pulium; dorso nigro brunneo, griseo, flavo-auranteo, et rubro-aurantio variegato; pectore ventreque pallide
rubro-aurantiis, subflavo strigato, plumis versus apicem nigro-brunneo-fasciolatis; tarsis pedibusque
ochreis; rostro rubro-brunneo versus basin flavo; oculis vivide rubro-aurantiis.
Longitodo e rostri apice ad basin caucUe 14 unc. 6 lin.; caudee 2 unc. 6 lin.
Perdix Levaillantii, Temm. PI. color, pi. 477.
C o lo u r .—The front and upper parts of the head brownish red, the feathers
edged and tipped with brownish yellow. The neck light reddish orange,
rather bright, and variegated by three moderately broad liver-brown bands,
spotted with white ; one from the nape to the interscapular and widening as
it approaches the latter, the other two, one on each side, arise immediately
behind the base of the upper mandible, pass under the eyes, then take a
semicircular course and terminate in an expanded blotch, which is coloured
and variegated like themselves, and situated immediately in front of the breast.
Interscapulars and back varied liver-brown, dull pearl-grey, buff-orange,
and reddish orange ; the buff-orange is in the form of longitudinal stripes,
the reddish orange in narrow transverse lines, and the grey is chiefly disposed
towards the tips of the feathers. Breast and belly light reddish orange,
each feather with a longitudinal clear senna-yellow stripe, and semi-transverse
or oblique liver-brown bars near the tip, the latter is faintly tinted
with pearl-grey. The outer vanes of the primary and secondary quill
feathers, and a portion of their inner vanes towards the tips are deep reddish
orange, elsewhere dull brown, speckled with light reddish orange. Tail umber-
brown, and crossed with narrow lines of clear buff-orange, each line edged
before and behind with liver-brown. Thighs pale brownish yellow, barred
with reddish brown. Legs and toes ochre-yellow. Claws brownish yellow,
shaded with reddish brown. Bill reddish brown, with the base of the lower
and the margin of the upper mandible near its cutting edge yellow. Eyes
bright reddish orange.