Genus LERWA.
SNOW-PARTRIDGE.
Lerwar— vox barbara.
Eyelids covered with plumelets. Wing expansive. First primary equal to third, second quill longest. Upper part of tarsi feathered. Tail of fourteen feathers, four-sevenths length of wing. Males with spur. Sexes similar. A single species. Combines the colours of a Grouse with the naked leg of a Partridge. Generally found near rocks and shrubs, very seldom amongst trees. Feeds on shoots, moss, and roots.
BookTitle:
Game, Shore And Water Birds Of India
Reference:
Le Messurier, Augustus. Game, Shore, and Water Birds of India Fourth Edition, 1904.
Title in Book:
Genus LERWA
Year:
1904
Page No:
109
M_ID:
1100
M_SN:
Lerwa
Volume:
4th ed.
Term name:
id:
12760
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