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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF BANGLADESH NEPAL, BHUTAN AND SRI LANKA SALIM ALI AND S. DILLON RIPLEY Volume 2 MEGAPODES TO CRAB PLOVER Syno#sir Nos. 225-434 Colour Plate 19-3 1 SECOND EDITION S'onrorcd by the Bombay Natural Histoy Society Delhi OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS London New York 1980 Oxford University Press OXFORD LONDON OLMGOW NEW YORK TOPONTO MELBOURNE YYELLMCJMN NAIPOBI DAR gS gALhhLI CAPE TOWN IDALA LUMPUR mOAP0R.E HONO KONO TOKYO DHW BOMBAY CAMWlTA MADRAS KARACHI 0 Oxford Univenity Press 1969,1980 Silim ALI 1896 Sidney Dillon RIPLEY 1913 First published 1969 Second edition 1980 Printed in lrirlia at Inclraprastha I'rrsg rC:RT.). New Delhi 110002 antl pul)lisl~r.rlI )v R.D a\al, OxTortl University Press 211 1 Ansari Rrbarl, I)al-vag;~r~Ni,r w Delhi I10002 SYSTEMATIC INDEX Order GALLIPORMES FamilyMECAPoDIrDAE: Megapodes . . 225 North Nicobar Megapode, Megapodius fr~yn'tlctn icobarimis Blyth . . 226 South Nicobar Megapode, Megapodiru freycinet abbotti Oberholser Family p HAs I A N I D A E : Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, etc. . 227 Snow Partridge, Lenua lerwu (Hodgson) . . . . . . . Seesee Partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis griseogularis (J. F. Brandt) 228 . . . . 229 Tibetan Snowcock, Tetmogallus tibetanus tibelonus Gould 230 Sikkihmag Se nno wcock,. .T etrao.g .a llus t.ib .e tanus. a. quilon.i j.e r R. .& . A. M. .e inert.z .- . . 231 Central Tibetan Snowcock, Tetraognllus tibetanru centralis Sushkin 232 Himalayan Snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis himalaymsis C. R. Gray . . . . . . 233 pheasant-Grouse, Tetraophnsis szechenyii hiIadarAsz . . . . 234 Persian Chukor, Alectoris chukar koroviakovi (Zarudny) 235 Northern Chukor, Alecforis chukar pallescenr (Hume) . . . . 236 Chukor Partridge, Alectoris chukar chukar (J. E. Gray) . . . . 237 South Persian Black Partridge, Fratuolinus francolinus henrici Bonaparte . . 238 Indian Black Partridge, Francolinus francolinus asiae Bonaparte 239 Assam Black Partridge, Francolinus francolinus mlanorwhr~H ume . . . 240 Northern Painted Partridge, Francolinw pictus pallidus (J. E. Gray). 241 Southern Painted Partridge, Francolinus~ictwp ichu (Jardine & Selby) 242 Ceylon Painted Partridge, Francolinus picfus walsoni Leggc . . . . . . . . 243 Burmese Francolin, Francolinus pintadtanus phayrei (Blyth) 244 BalucZhairsutadnn y G&r eHy armPasr tridge, .F . ranco.li .t ~us p.o n.d iceria.n .r u m.e .c rnnenr.i .s 245 North Indian Grey Partridge, Francolinus pondicm'anur interfisitru Hartert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 South Indian Grey Partridge, Francolinus pondicerianris jor~dicm'anru (Cmelin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Swamp Partridge or Kyah, Francolinus gularis (Temminck) . . . . 248 Ladakh Partridge, Perdix hodgsoniae caraganae R. & A. Meinertzhagen 249 Tibetan Partridge, Perdi.~h odgsoniac hodgsonim (Hodgson) . . . . 250 Grey Quail, Cotrcrrlix cofurnix cohtrnix (Linnaeus) . . . . . . 251 Japanwe Grey Quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel . . 252 Blackbreasted or Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica (Cmelin) . . . . 253 Bluebreasted Quail, Cotunzix chinensis chinmsis (Linnaeus) 254 Nicobar Bluebreasted Quail, Coturnix chinemis tritikutenris (Richmond) .. .. 255 Jungle Bush Quail, Perdicula asialica nrinfica (Latham) 256 Punjab Jungle Bush Quail, Perdicula asiafica punjaubi Whistler . . 257 Konkan Jungle Bush Quail, Perdicula asiatica uidali Whistler & Kinnear 257a Tamil Nadu Jungle Bush Quail, Perdicula asiatica vellorci Abdulali & Reuben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Ceylon Jungle Bush. . Quai.l, . Perd.ic .u la a.s i.a tica .c .e ylonm.r. u Wh.i .s tler &.. Kinnear 259 Rajathan Rock Bush Quail, Perdicula argoondah minsrtzhageni Whistler Deccan Rock Bush Quail, Perdicula argootrdah argoo,rdah (Sykes) . . 261 MysoWreh iostrl erL ateri.t e. Roc.k . Bush. . Quail., . Perdi.c u. ln arg. o. ondah. .s alimn.li .i 262 Painted Bush Quail, Pcrdic~tlne ryfhrorhyha eryfhrorhyncha (Sykm) . . 2G3 Northern Painted Bush Quail, Perdicula cryfhrorhyncha bltwitti (Hume) 264 Asam Painted Bush Quail, Perdicula motlipuremis ingl&i (0gilvie- Grant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Mani~llrP aillted Bush Quail, Perdicula rnanipurmis maniprtrm~iH~u me 266 Simla Hill Partridge, Arborobhiln forqueola millardi (Baker) . . . . 267 Chnm(Voanl enciHenilnl es) Partr.i d. ge, . .A rbor.o .p hila . . torqr.ie .o la .t .o rquco.l a. v SYSTEMATIC INDEX . .. Assam Hill Partridge, ~rbkophilato rqueoh intcrstincta Riplcy. Kachin Hill Partridge, Arborophila torqueola baftmani (Ogilvie-Grant) Rufousthroated Hill Partridge, Arborophila rufoogulazis rufogdatis(B1yth) .. &&an Hill Partridge, Arborophila rtlfogularis infermedia (Blyth) . . . . Whitecheeked Hill Partridge, Arborophila ahogukrtis (Blyth) Redbreasted Hill Partridge, Arborophila mandcllii Hume Asam Bamboo Partridge, BamblLFicola/yfchii hopkinsoni .~ . od-.- .~ ust. l. Red Spurfowl, Callopcrdir spadicea spadicea (Gmelin) . . Aravalli Red Spurfowl, Calloperdix spadicea caurina Blanford . . Travancore Red Spurfowl, Callopndix spadicea steworti. B. aker. . . . Painted Spurfowl, Calloperdix huiata (Valenciennes) . . . . Ceylon Spurfowl, Cal@mdix bicalcarata (J. R. Forster.) . . . .. Mountain Quail, Ophysio su~%~cifws(aJ. E. Gray) . . Nepal Blood Pheasant, Itho~ims t u sc nunttu (Hardwicke) . . . . Sikkim Blood Pheasant, Ithoginis munh ofinis Beebe . . . . Tibetan Blood Pheasant, Ithoginis cnunhcc tibetanus (Baker) . . Mishmi Blood Pheasant, Ithaginis cnuntus kurk Beebe . . Western Homed Pheasant, TragopM mchphalus (J. E. ~ r i ~ ) Crimson Homed Pheasant or Satyr Tragopan, Tragopan satym . . . . . . . . . . . . (Linnaeus) . Tibetan Greybellied Tragopan, Tragopan blyiii moksworli' Baker. . . . . Greybellied Tragopan, Tragopan blythii blythii (Jerdon) Temminck's Tragopan or Chinese Crimson Homed Pheasant, . . . . . . . . . . Tragopan hminckii (J. E. Gray) Impeyan or Him. .a layan. . Mon.a .l Phe. a.s ant, . .w h o. .p h . i m. pcjam.s . (Latham) . . Sclater's or Mishrni Monal Pheasant, Lophophonu schbn' Jerdon . . Elwa's Eared Pheasant, Crossoptilon crossoprilon h a m iE lwes Whitwated Kaleej Pheasant, Lophura lnccomclana hamilbnt'i (J. E. Gray) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nepal Kaleel Pheasant, Lophura lnrcomelana lnrcomelana (Latham) 1 Blackbacked Kaleej Pheasant, Lophura lsucomelana mclonota (Hutton Blackbreasted Kaleej Pheasant, Lophura Inccomclunu hthami (J. E. Gray Williams's Kaleej Pheasant, Lopliura Inrcomelana williumn' (Oates) . . . . Moffitt's Kaleej Pheasant, lcucomelana mfirti (Hachisuka) . . Indian Red Junglefowl, Callus gallur murghi Robinson & Kloss . . Burmau Red Junglefowl, Callus gallus spadiuru (Bonnnterre) . . . . . . . . Grey Junglefowl, Callus sonnuratii Ternminck . . . . . . Ceylon Red Junglefowl, Callus hfaycttii Lesson Chatnutmantled Koklas Pheasant, Pur& macrolopha carhnsa f3ould . . Kashmir Koklas Pheasant, Pw& ma~rolophab iddulphi Marshall . . . . Koklas Pheasant, Pucrm'a macrolopha macrolopha (Lesson) . . Nepal Koklas Pheasant, Pucrasia macrolopha nipcrknris Gould Chir Pheasant, Catreus wallichii (Hardwicke) . . , . . . . . Mn Hume's Barredback Pheasant, Symrotim humiae hum& (Hume.) . Bhutan Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplcctron bicalcaralum bakeri Lowe Burmese Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplechon bicalaratum bualcaratum India(nL iPnenaafeouwsl), P.o u. o cris.t a. hu Li.n .n aeus. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... Burmere or Green Peafowl, Pavo muticur spici/ir Shaw & Nodder Order CRUIFORMES FLaitmtleil yB uTs uta Rrd N- QI cu Ia Dil A, T E u:r nBiuxa gtlaoradt-iQcau daiulsss umbr (Temminck) . . . . . . Indian Yellowlegged Button Quail, Turnix bdi LMki Blyth . . Burmoe Yellowlegged Button Quail, Turnix &nki blanfwdii Blyth . . Northern Bustard-Quail, Turnix surcitabr plumbips (Hodgson) . . Lower Dengal Bustard-Quail, Tumix surcifator bengaknris Blyth . . . . Indian Bustard-Quail, Tumir wcitator bigm (Sykes) . . . . . . Ceylon Bustard-Quail, Turnix suscitabr leggei Baker SYSTEMATIC INDEX Family ORUIDAE: Cranu . . . . .. 320 Eastern Common Crane. Gnrr gnu lilfordi Shharpe . . . . . . .. 32 1 Blacknecked Crane. Crur nigricollir Pnevalski . . . . .. . . 322 Hooded Crane. Gnu m w h a T cmminck . . . . 323 Indian Sarus Crane. Grur antigone antigone (Limaeus) . . . . . . . . 324 Burmese Sarus. Gnu antigoru shrpii Blanford 325 Siberian or Great White Crane. Gnu &uu)geranru Pallas . . . . . . . . . . 326 Demoiselle Crane. Anfhrofii&s virgo (Linnaeus) Family R A L LID A E : Rails. Coots . . . . 3-27 Turkestan Water Rail. Rallus aquaticrrr korcjcwi Zarudny 328 Indian Water Rail. Rallur aquaticur indim Blyth . . . . . . 329 Indian Bluebreasted Banded Rail. Rallur slriohu albivmter Swainson 330 Andanlan Bluebreasted Banded Rail. Rallur sm'atus obscurior (Hum.e .) 331 Malayan or Redlegged Banded Crake. Rallina fasciata (Raffles) 332 India(Jne rodro Snl)a tyleg.g .e d Ba. n. ded C. .r ake. .R .a llina .c .u nzono. i.d cs am.o .u roptm.a . . . . . . . 333 Andarnan Banded Crake. Rallina canningi (Blyth) 334 Corncrake or Landrail. Crcx crex (Linnaeus) .. .. .. .. .. .. 335. 336 Little Crake. Porzmp arva pdrua (Scopoli) 337 Eastern Baillon's Crake. Porzana pluilla purilla (Pallas) . . . . 338 Spotted Crake. Porzana porzana (Linnaeus) . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Northern Ruddy Crake. Porzana fusca fusca (Linnaeus) . . . . 340 Southern Ruddy Crake. Porzana furca zcylonica (Baker) 341 Elwes's Crake. Amaurornis buolor (Walden) . . . . . . . . . . 342 Brown Crake. Arnaurornis akool akool (Sykes) 343. 344 Indian Whitebreasted Waterhen. Amaurornis phmicunu~homi- . . . . . . . . . . . . cum (Pennant) 345 Andamans whiteb.r .e asted. .'w ater.h .e n. A.m .o urom.i s. phocn.i .c unu i.m . h Sharpe . . . . . . 346 Kora or Watercock. Callincr cincrca cinnea (Gmelin) 347 Indian Moorhen. Callinula chloropw indica Blyth . . . . . . . . . . 347a Malay Moorhen. Callinula chloropur orientalis Horsfield 348 Baluchi Purple Moorhen. Porph*o firphyrio scistaniclLF Zarudny & HILm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Indian Purple Moorhen. Porphytio porphyria polioccphalus (Latham) . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Coot. Fulica atm atra Linnaeus Family HELIORNITHIDAE : Finfoot.a . . . . . . . 351 Masked Finfoot. Hcliopais pasonata (G R Gray) Family o T I D I D A E : Bustards . . . . . . 352 Great Bustard. Otis tarda dybowskii Taczanowski 353 Eastern Little Bustard. Otis Lctrax oricnlalis Hartert . . . . . . . . . . 354 Great Indian Bwtard. Choriorir nigriceps (Vigors) . . . 355 Houbara Bustard. Chlarnydofis undufata macql~ccnii( J ~ . ' ~ .r . a ~ .) . 356 Bengal Florican. Eupodotis bengaleruis bengahis (Gmelin) 357 Leekh or Lesser Florican. Syphcotidcs indica (J . F . Miller) . . . . Order CHARADRIIPORMES Family J A c A N I D A E : Jasanas . . . . 358 Pheasant-tailed Jaqana. Hydropharianus chinrrgut (Scopoli) 359 Bronzewinged Jaqana. Metopidius indicw (Latham) . . . . . . Family H A E M AT 0 P 0 D I D A E : Oystercatchem . . . 360 Oystercatcher or Sea.Pie. Hncmatopur ostralcgur ostralcgur Linnaew . . 361 Chinae Oystercatcher. Haematopus artrnlegus oscularu Swinhoe viii SYSTEMATIC INDEX Family c H A R A D R I I D A E : Plovers. Sandpipus. Snipe Subfamily CHARADRIINAE : Plovers . . . . Whitetailed Lapwing. Vmllw leucurus (Lichtenstein) . . . . . . . . Sociable Lapwing. Vanellus gregarius (Pallas) . . Peewit. Lapwing or Green Plover. Vancllus vmllw (Linnaeus) . . . . . . Greyheaded Lapwing. Vanellw cinereur (Blyth) . . . . Redwattled Lapwing. Vawllw indicw indinu (Boddaert) . . Ceylon Redwattled Lapwing. Vanellus indinu lankm (Koelz) Burmae Redwattled Lapwing. Vmllw indim atronuchalis (Je.r .d on) .. .. Spurwinged Lapwing. Vanellcu spinosus duvaucrlii (Lesson) . . . . Yellow-wattled Lapwing. Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert) . . . . Blackbellied or Grey Plover. Pluvialis squafarola (Linnaeus) . . . . Golden Plover. Pluuialis apticana apricaria (Linnaeus) . . . . Eastern Golden Plover. Pluvialis dominica fulua (Gmelin) . . . . . . Large Sand Plover. Charadriw leschmaultii Lesson . . Awtralian Blackfronted Plover. Charadrius melanops Vieillot . . . . Caspian Sand Plover. Charadriw ariatinrs asinficus Pallas . . . . Eastern Sand Plover. Charadrim asiaticus veredus Gould . . . . Eastern Ringed Plover. Chardriru hiaticula tundrac (Lowe) . . European Little Ringed Plover. Charndn'w dubius curoninu Gmelin . . Indian Little Ringed Plover. Charadriw dubius jerdoni (Legge) . . Kentish Plover. Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinw Linnaeus Ceylon Kentish Plover. Charadricu alexandrinw seebohmi Hartert & LongJbaiclklesdo nR inged. .P love.r .. Char.a .d nw pla.c .id us J. . . E . Gr.a .y .. .. . .. .. . . Pamirs Lesser Sand Plover. Charadtius mongolw arnifroonr Wagler Subfamily s c o LO P A c r N A E : Curlews. Sandpipem. S.n .i pe. W.o .o dcoc.k . 385 Whimbrel. Numcnius phaeopur phaeopus (Linnaeus) . . . . 386 Eastern Whirnbrel. Nu~nmiwb haeopw uariegatur (Scopoli) 387 Curlew. Numenius arquata arquata (Linnaeus) . . . . .. .. .. .. 388 Eastern Curlew. Nummicu arquata orientalis C L Brehm . . . . . . 389 Blacktailed Godwit. Limosa limosa limosa (Linnaeus) . . 390 Eastern Blacktailcd Godwit. Limosa limosa melanuroi&s Gould 391 Bartailed Godwit. Limosa lapponica lapponica (Linnaeus) . . . . . . . . 392 Spotted or Dusky Redshank. Tringa wthropu (Pallas) 393. 394 Common Redshank. Tringa bhrULF btmw (Linnaeus) . . . . 395 Marsh Sandpiper or Little Greenshank. Tringa slagnatilis (kclutein) 396 Greenshank. Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Green Sandpiper. Trit~gao chropus Linnaeus . . . . 398 Wood or Spottcd Sandpiper. Tringa glareola Linnaeur 399 Spott(eNdo rGdmreaennnsh) ank or. .A rrns.t m. ng's . .S andp.i .p er. .T .r inga . g. ulhy.~ . . . 400 Terek Sandpiper or Avocet.Sandpiper. Tringa krek (Latham) . . . . . . 401 Common Sandpiper. Tringa hypolnrcos Linnaeus . . . . . . 402 Turnstone. Arenaria intcrpes in~rrpres( Linnaeus) 403 Snipebilled Godwit or Asian Dowitcher. Linuwthomw scmipalmtur (Blyth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Eastern Solitary Snipe. Callinago solilaria solifaria Hodgsan . . . . . . . . 405 W d Sn ipe. Gallinago nemoricola Hodpn . . . . . . . . 406 Pilitail Snipe. Gallinago shura Bonaparte . . . . . . . . 407 Swinha's Snipe. Gallinago megala Swinhoe 408 Great Snipe. Callinago media (Latham) . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Common or Fantail Snipe. Callinago gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus) 410 Jack Snipe. GaNinago minima (Brlinnich) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 1 Woodcock. Scolopax rusficola rutticola Linnaeus 412 Knot. Calidrir canuta canuta (Linnaeus) . . .. . . . . . . . 41 3 Eastern Knot. Calidris fenuirosIris (Honfield) . . . . . . . . 414 Sanderling. Cnlidris albus (Pallas) . . . . . . . . . . SYSTEMATIC INDEX 415 Eastern Little Stint, Calidiris ~collis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Little Stint, Calidris minufa (Leisler) . . . . . . . . 417 Ternminck's Stint, Calidru tcmmimkii (Ldsler) . . . . . . 418 Longtoed Stint, Calidris subrninuh (MiddendorR) 419 Asian Pectoral or Sharptailed Sandpiper, Calidris ~lrninaf(aH orsfield) . . . . . . . . 420,421 Dunlin, Calidris alpina alpina (Linnaeus) . . . . . . .. 422 Curlew-Sandpiper, Calidris tcsfacea (Pallas) 423 Spoonbilled Sandpiper, Eurynorhyncl~ztsp ygmaeus (Linnaeus) . . 424 Broadbilled Sandpiper, Limicola falcbzellus falcinellut (Pontoppidan) . . 425 Eastern Broadbilled Sandpiper, Lirnicoln falcinellur sibiricn Dresser . 425a Buffbreasted Sandpiper, T~r1git.es~ub ruficollis (Vieillot) . . . 426 Ruff, Philomnchur pugnax (Linnaeus) . . . . . . . . . . 427 GSurebyfa Pmhilayla rPo HpeA, LP Alz Ra loar Po pI wN fAu lEic :n rPiuhsa l(aLroinpnease us) . . . . . . 428 Rednecked Phalarope, Phalaropur lobatur (Linnaeus) . . . . . . Fanlily R o s T R A TU L I D A E : Painted Snipe 429 Painted Snipe, Rosfratula benghalemis benghaleruis (Linnaeus) . . Family R E c u R v I R o s T R I D A E : Stilts, Avocets, Ibisbills 430 Indian Blackwinged Stilt, Himantopw himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus) 431 Ceylon Blackwinged Stilt, Himantoput himantopuc ccyloncn.ris Whistler 432 Avocet, Rencrvirostra avosetfa Linnaeus . . . . . . . . . . 433 Ibisbill, Zbidorhymha stmlhcrsii Vigors . . . . . . . . . . Family D R o MADI n A E : Crab Plovers 434 Crab Plover, Dromm ardeola Paykull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Appendix COLOUR PLATES Synopsis numbers in brackets (RE) = rau sxhalirnikd Pkte 19, facing pegs 16 0. M. HENRY 1 Fratuolinrrr francolinu M'OC, Black Partridge (238) 2 Fratuolinur pondicmmanlup ~ndic~anuGs,r ey Partridge (246) 3 AmmopmdL* griseogularis griseogulans, Seesee Partridge (228) 4 Francolinus pinhfeanu )ha*, Burmese Francolin (243) 5 Arbmophifa man&llii, Redbreasted Hill Partridge (273) 6 Francolinus pic& tu,S outhern Painted Partridge (241) ' 7 Francolimu &a$SwmP Partridge (247) 8 Arbmophila mfogulat+ rufogularis, Rufousthroated Hill Partridge (270) 9 Pndir hodgsonias hodgsoniac, Tibetan Partridge (249) 10 Arbmophifa atrogdarir, Whitecheeked Hill Partridge (272) 11 Alrcbris chukar chukar, Chukor (236) 12 Msgapodius frycinet nicobatimris, Nicobar Megapode (225) 13 Bduricokfitchii hopkinroni, h a mB amboo Partridge (274) Plate 20, facing page 32 PAUL BARRUEL 1 TragopM satyra, Satyr Tragopan (286) 2 Arborophila torque01 torqueola, Common Hill Partridge (267) 3 Lnw h a , S now Partridge (227) 4 Ihgbis crumtw @nu, Blood Pheasant (282) 5 Mmgus mcrgonrer oriunrolb, Eastern Merganser (.121) 6 nkiorhpha stncrhasii, Ibisbill (433) Plate 21, facing page 64 0. M. HENRY 1 Pndicula ariatica ariatua, Jungle Bush Quail (255) 2 Pnabla argoondah argoon&h, Rock Bush Quail (260) 3 Cobanix cohanir c o b ,C rcy Quail (250) 4 Pndicula manipwenru manipurmir, Manipur Painted Bush Quail (265) 5 Pordicula qlrorhpha qlrwhyncha, Painted Bush Quail (262) 6 Gdlopndir bicalcarata, Ceylon Spurfowl (279) 7 CallOpndix lunulata, Painted Spurfowl (278) 8 OMsio supercilwsa, Mountain Quail (280) 9 LopAophonu itnpejanu, Monal Pheasant (290) 10 Trhaogallus tibetanu aquilonifcr, Sikkim Snowcock (230) I I rrhagallus himalo- himalaymu, Himalayan Snowcock (232) Pkte 22, facing page 80 O. M. HENRY 1 Trogopon blylii blylii, Greybellied Tragopan (288) 2 Trogojm temrninckii, Temrninck's Tragopan (289) 3 &&a macrolopha macro&hu, Koklas Pheasant (305) 4 C d hl ofa~ttiiC, eylon Red Junglefowl (302) 5 Cahm wdlichii, Chir Pheasant (307) 6 TragopM mrlanoceplialur, Western Horned Pheacant (285) 7 Sjmaticur humiae hurnioc. Mra Hume's Pheasant (308) 8 Gdlw sonrurafii, Grey Junglefowl (301 ) 9 Ctossoptilon crossoptilon hamani, Elwes'r Eared Pheasant (292) COLOUR PLATES Plate 23, focing bags 112 JOHN HENRY DICK 1 Tchaophtuis szcchmyii, Pheasant-Grouse (233) 2 Pofypbchon bicafcaratum, Peacock-Pheasant (31 0) 3 Gallru gallru spadicccu, Red Junglefowl (300) 4 Cohrmix chinemir, Bluebreasted Quail (253) 5 Tumix lanki blanfordii, Yellowlegged Button Quail (315) 6 Cofumix corornandclim, Blackbreasted or Rain Quail (252) 7 Lophura leuconulana hamiltonii, Whitecrested Kaleej Pheasant (293) 8 Lophura lmonulol~in cata, Burmese Silver Pheasant (297 RE) Plate 24, facing page 128 JOHN HENRY DICK 1 Raflur slriatus albiumter, Bluebreasted Banded Rail (329) 2 Porphyrio porphyr.0 polioccphalru, Purple Moorhen (349) 3 Roshahrla bmghalcnsis, Painted Snipe (429) 4 Hydropha&nru chinrrgur, Pheasant-tailed Ja~ana(3 58) 5 Amauromisphomicurur chinensis, Chinese Whitebreasted Waterhen (343) 6 Gdlinula chloroplu indica, Moorhen (347) 7 Mcbpidiru indicus, Bronzewinged Jasana (359) 8 Fulica aha atra, Coot (350) 9 Hcliopaispnsonata, Masked Finfoot (351) 10 Gallinrx cineria cinm'a, Kora or Watercock (346) Plate 25, facing page 160 PAUL BARRUEL 1 Rollus aqua!icus korejczui, Turkestan Water Rail (327) 2 Rallina fasciala, Redlegged Banded Crake (331) 3 Rallina curyzonoides amaurophra, Slatylegged Banded Crake (332) 4 Crcx crcx, Corncrake (334) 5 Rallina canningi, Andaman Banded Crake (333) 6 Porzana borza~S, potted Crake (338) 7 Amouromis bicolor, Elwes's Crake (341) 8 Porzana pama parva, Little Crake'(335) 9 Porza~pu rilla plltilla, Baillon's Crake (337) 10 PorzanaJurca zcylonica, Southern Ruddy Crake1.340) 11 Amaurornis akool akool, Brown Crake (342) 12 Tumi.~su rcitah taigoor, Indian Bustard-Quail (31 8) 13 Tumix syluatica drusumicr, Little Bustard-Quail (313) Plate 26, focing page 176 DENNIS P. HARLE I Gru nigricollis, Blacknecked Crane (32 1) 2 AnthropoiLs virgo, Demoiselle Crane .(326) 3 Grur monacha, Hooded Crane (322) 4 Gnu kucogeranw, Siberian Crane (325) 5 Gnu gnu limdi, Common Crane (320) 6 Chorioh nigriceps, Great Indian Bustard (354) 7 Chalamydotis undulata macquccnii, Houbara Bustard (355) 8 Otis khar oricntalir, Little Bustard (353) 9 Syphtotidcs indica, Lesser Florican (357) 10 Etrpbdoris bcngalmric bcngalmis, Bengal Florican (356) Plmte 27, Jocing page 208 C. J. F. COOMFlE 1 Hnrmbpru ostralcgtu ostralcgus, Oystercatcher (360) 2 VanrUu Inmmu, Whitetailed Lapwing (362) xii COLOUR PLATES 3 Vanellur vanellrrs, Peewit (364) 4 Vanellrrs grcgarius, Sociable Plover (363) 5 Pluvialis squatarola, Grey Plover (371) 6 Vanellus malabaricus, Yellow-wattled Lapwing (370) 7 Charadrius ariaticus asiaticus, Caspian Sand Plover (376) 8 Pluvialis apricaria apricaria, Golden Plover (372) 9 Charadria hiaticula tundra, Eastern Ringed Plover (378) 10 Charadrius alexandn'nus akxandrinus, Kentish Plover (38 1) I1 Charadnus leschenaultii, Large Sand Plover (374) Plate 28, facing page 224 DENNIS F. HARLE 1 Nummiw phacopus phacoprrs, Whimbrel (385) 2 Limosa limosa limosa, Blacktailed Godwit (389) 3 Limosa lapponica lapponica, Bartailed Godwit (39 1 ) 4 Tringa qythropus, Dusky Redshank (392) 5 Tringa fcrek, Avocet-Sandpiper (400) 6 Limnodromrrs semipalmatus, Snipebilled Godwit (403) 7 Calidru canuta canuta, Knot (412) 8 Callinago minima, Jack Snipe (410) 9 Calidris alba( ,Sanderling (4 14) 10 Callinago solihria solitaria, Eastern Solitary Snipe (404) I1 Calidris aIpina alpina, Dunlin (420) 12 Calidsir rujcollis, Eastern Little Stint (415) 13 Calidrir testacea, Curlew-Sandpiper (422) Plate 29, facing Page 256' JOHN HENRY DlCK 1 Churadriu mongolu atni/roonr, Lesser Sand Plover (384) 2 Pluuialu dominica fulva, Eastern Golden Plover (373) 3 Charadnu dubius jerdoni, Little Ringed Plover (380) 4 Vanellus spinosu duvaucelii, Spurwinged Lapwing (369) 5 Vanellu indim atronuchalis, Redwattled Lapwing (368) 6 Himanfopus himantopus himantopus, Blackwinged Stilt (430) ' 7 X m i u o rqua& orientalis, Curlew (388) 8 Vanellus tincrew, Greyheaded Lapwing (365) Plate 30, fncing page 272 JOHN HENRY DlCK 1 Tringa ochropu, Green Sandpiper (397) 2 Tringa glareola, Wood or Spotted Sandpiper (398) 3 Calidris tcmminckii, Temminck's Stint (417 ) 4 Calidris subminuta, Longtoed Stint (4 18) 5 Tringa stagnatilis, Manh Sandpiper (395) 6 Tringa hypolcucos, Common Sandpiper (401) 7 Tringa tofanwc urhinu, Redshank (394) 8 Callinago gallinago galli~g0F, antail Snipe (409) 9 Tringa nebularia, Greenshank (396) 10 Scolopax nuticola nuticola, Wbodcock (41 1) Plate 31, facing page 304 DENNIS F. HARLE 1 Eurynorhynchus pygrneus, Spoonbilled Sandpiper (423) 2 Lirnicola falcinellus falcincllw, Broadbilled Sandpiper (424) 3 Philomachus flugnax, Ruff (426) 4 Phalaropus lobatru, Rednecked Phalarope (428) 5 Phalaropusfulicarius, Grey Phalarope (427)

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