Tetraogallus

Japanese: Tetraogallus
Tetraogallus

…Among the partridges, the European partridge ( Perdix perdix ) is well known as a hunting bird. Other species include the partridges ( Alectoris genus) that live on the dry rocky shrubs of mountain areas, the snow partridge ( Lerwa lerwa ) that lives on the snow in the Himalayan mountains, and the snow-cock ( Tetraogallus genus) that lives in the rough grasslands below the snow line from the Caucasus to Altai, Tibet, and the Himalayan mountains. [Ryozo Kakizawa] …

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Japanese:

…ヤマウズラ類は,ヨーロッパヤマウズラPerdix perdix(英名gray partridge)が狩猟鳥として著名。このほかには,山地の乾燥した岩地性の小灌木にすむイワシャコ類(Alectoris属),ヒマラヤ山系の雪上にすむユキシャコLerwa lerwa(英名snow partridge),カフカスからアルタイ,チベット,ヒマラヤ山系の雪線の下の荒れた草地にすむセッケイTetraogallus属(英名snow‐cock)などがいる。【柿沢 亮三】。…

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