I I T 7? . , b ™0?' Pr°bably. as asserted, identical with our Indian
^ r s s ^ s s ^ ^ c S E o t h e r k M s o f i i n
THE GREY PARTRIDGE. (Vol. I I , P P . 5 , , E T S E Q ^ _
DR-SRF'VT- ' S ' I I c a v i s i c l e ' K-1'-. speaks up for the Greys. He says • " This TT^'ILS^ZT SFPR"" A' L D T * ' - ' a p p e a r s t o ™ , ! be
I ludieve to t f e , ,..';„„ v . W n s m ° , e t e , , d e r and nicy than usual, owing,
atinthS
THE THIBETAN PARTRIDGE. (Vol. II., P P . 6 $ T E T S E Q ) _ _
which A^JsSoMof
t h l s £ p e c i e s o n t h c t h i r d D f t h e p ] a t - <* « wuh
7 9 ^ f 4 ) - K " T l I R O A T E D H I L L P A R T R I D G E - (Vol. II., pp.
egg of tats s^cLfs 'gYven!^ ° f W ^ h foUoW Al ^ > * . a figure of the
^ ^ L A C K - B R E A S ™ OR RAIN QUAIL. (Vol. II., P P . i5 r,
^ ! R X 2 ? r i 2 S i S P e C i C S fiSUred °n t h C W h 0 f l h c ^ Plates with which
THE BLUE-BREASTED OR PAINTED QUAIL. (Vol. I I , pp.
l6l, et scq.) —
Mr. Laird writes to say that he had confounded two species, and that the birds
he got ten miles south of Bclgaum proved to have been the Tainted Bush Quail, and
not this present species.
At the same time I notice that Jeidon says that he recorded one specimen in his
Catalogue from Belgaum. So that possibly a straggler may occur in this district
occasionally, though hitherto neither Mr. Laird nor Captain Butler (who hist drew
attention to the matter) have met with it there.
With reference to the distribution of this species Dr. Bidie, of the Madras Central
Museum, writes : In December last I shot a pair of this species, near Goodavanchcirie,
Chingleput district, some 20 miles from Madras. I was shooting Snipe
at the time, and got the cock, but lost the female amongst the long grass."
An egg of this species has been figured o this Appendix. n the third of the plates of eggs which follow
^ ! ™ ) ^ U R M 0 " M A L A Y A N BUTTON-QUAIL. (Vol. II., p p . , 8 J ,
< , ^ X ta^SFFTTILFS int™T i p r h - » »*<«*~
Accordingly Mr, H. Fassonha,° «,„,f.. r, "l l e r v r a'"g district of ChittanonK.
ber, at Jo^khoia, ^ ^ ^ X ^ T ^ ^ CEI""
BAILLON'S CRAKE. (Vol. II., pp. 203, et sen)—
An egg of this species is figured on the second of the plates of eggs which follow
this Appendix.
THE BROWN AND ASHY CRAKE. (Vol. II., pp. 225, et seq.)—
An egg of this species has been figured on Plate I I I .
THE BLUE-BREASTED BANDED RAIL. (Vol. II., pp. 245, et seq.)—
On Plate II will be found a figure of an egg of this species.
THE SARUS. (Vol. Ill, pp. 1, et seq)—
An egg of this species is figured on the fourth of the plates of eggs with which
this volume concludes.
THE PINK-HEADED DUCK. (Vol. III., pp. 173, et seq.)—
An anonymous writer in the Asian furnishes the following additional information
as to the distribution, &c, of this species. He says :—
" The Pink-headed Duck is not very rare in the trans-Gangetic pergunnahs of the
Allahabad district.
"In 1873 a friend purchased three living specimens of the Pink-headed Duck,
from a fowler at Allahabad. This was in the hot weather, and the birds were
stuffed ami mounted with my assistance, so that I can vouch for the species.
These birds were taken somewhere in the north-east portion of the Allahabad
district.
"On the 25th of May 1876 I saw and fired at a flock of twelve of these birds,
on the Ganges, only about two miles north of Newton's Hotel. The exact spot
Was a point on the river due north of the centre of the Allahabad Race Course.
" Some days after I fired at another pair on the river some few hundred yards
lower down, but again failed to bag one.
" A certain find, however, for the Pink-headed Duck, in the hot weather, is a
large weedy jhil near the village of Mukoondpur, somewhere about the north-west
comer of the Allahabad district.
"I have, on two or three occasions, seen small flights of R. caryophyllacca in
various parts of the Allahabad district, and recognized them by their black colour
and the pink they showed on the under side of the wing, particularly when they
turned side on, in flight.
"As the migratory ducks have all left the country by April, the permanent
residents then become conspicuous by their absence ; and the only bird for which it
is then possible to mistake the Pink-headed Duck, is the Grey Duck, Anas
poecilothyncha. From this bird the Pink-head should be easily distinguished by
its nearly uniform black (at a distance) plumage, by its pink and angular head,
with its remarkably straight profile, and by the pink it shows under the wing.
Any flight of black ducks, about the size of a Mallard seen during the hot weather,
or rains, will probably prove to be this species. And if sportsmen will please bear
this in mind we shall soon hear something more about the Pink-headed Duck.
"As it would be hardly possible to mistake either the Whistling Teal or Comb
Duck for this bird, I do not think any further remarks necessary; but 1 may
mention that the season in which I found the Pink-headed Ducks on the river
was a very dry one, and the jhils for miles around to my knowledge were dry.
"Among other birds, I found pheasant-tailed Jacanas, fairly common along the
sandbanks of the Ganges; having no doubt been compelled to take to this disreputable
sandpiper mode of life by the dryness of the jhils and the absence
of their beloved water plants."
At page 178, T quoted Mr. Shillingford's weight in Troy lbs. andozs. of a Pinkheaded
Duck. It may be well to note that the pound Troy is equal to, or con*
tains 5.760 grains, (the same as grains Avoirdupois) and is divided into 12 ozs, each
of 480 such grains The pound Avoirdupois contains 7,000 grains, and is divided
into 16 ozs, each of 437.5 grains, so that 2 lT>s. 8 ozS. Troy, the weight given by
Mr. Shillingfoid for one of his ducks, is equivalent to about 2 lbs. 3.14 ozs Avoirdupois.