[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s17.235 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.235 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.235 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.235](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.235) Tittira, Tittiri, is the name of the partridge in the later Saṃhitās¹ and the Brāhmaṇas,² being presumably an onomatopoetic formation. The bird is described as having variegated plumage (\*bahu-rūpa\*). It is usually associated with the Kapiñjala and Kalaviṅka. - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.234](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.234) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.236](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.236) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.235](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.235) · Pramāṇa