. Indian sporting birds . < z:cc ^^ INDIAN YELLOW-LEGGED BUTTON-QUAIL 271 its eastern limit is the Naga Hills ; in Assam begins the rangeof the large Burmese race of this yellow-legged type. There is little to be said about the habits of this bird, whichare much like those of the bustard-quail, but it affects drierlocalities, and does not come quite so much into cultivation onthe whole ; moderately high grass is a pretty good place in whichto look for it, and it is also found in grassy patches in forestclea-rings. Its flight is feebler and less whirring and noisy thanthe bustard-quails, and
. Indian sporting birds . < z:cc ^^ INDIAN YELLOW-LEGGED BUTTON-QUAIL 271 its eastern limit is the Naga Hills ; in Assam begins the rangeof the large Burmese race of this yellow-legged type. There is little to be said about the habits of this bird, whichare much like those of the bustard-quail, but it affects drierlocalities, and does not come quite so much into cultivation onthe whole ; moderately high grass is a pretty good place in whichto look for it, and it is also found in grassy patches in forestclea-rings. Its flight is feebler and less whirring and noisy thanthe bustard-quails, and it goes for even a shorter distance whenflushed, dropping so quickly as scarcely to allow time for a shot,and lying so close afterwards that smart dogs may often pickit up. In captivity it shows an even tamer disposition thanthe blue-legged bird. The first pair the Zoo in London everhad, presented })y Mr. E. W. Harper, were so tame that I havepoked my finger through and touched them as they sat at theside
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