A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.299

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640 Cf. Su.Sū.46.59. P. Rāy and H.N. Gupta (1965): *Coturnix sylvatica*, the bush quail. See on bush quails: S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 2, 45–55. P.V. Sharma: female bustard. Gulabkunverba: female bustard or button quail. R.K. Sharma and Bhagwan Dash: female bustard. K.N. Dave (1985: 269, 285) identifies the vartikā as *Coturnix chinensis chinensis* (Linnaeus), the bluebreasted quail (See S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 2, 42–44) and *C. coromandelica* (Gmelin), the blackbreasted quail (see S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 2, 41–42). The vartikā is already mentioned in the Rgveda.