THE BIRDS OF TRAVANCORE. 5 



Order HEMIPODII. 



Family Turnicid^:. 



(252) Turnix pugnax. — The Bustard Quail. 



Blanford, No. 1382 ; Jerdon, No. 832. 



Not uncommon in scrub jungle in the low country. 



(253) Turnix tanki. — The Indian Button Quail. 

 Blanford, No. 1384 ; Jerdon, No. 834. 

 I have not met with this quail myself and there are no specimens in 

 the Museum, but it appears to have been recorded from Travancore, so 1 



include it in my list. 



Order GRALLjE. 



Sub-order Fulicarle. 

 Family Rail idee. 

 (254) Hypot^enidia striata.— The Blue-breasted Banded Rail. 



Blanford, No. 1389 ; Jerdon, No. 913. 

 These birds may be found scattered about in marshy thickets near 

 the coast. From the contents of the stomach, beetles appear to be 

 their chief food. 



(255) Porzana pusilla. — The Eastern Bailloris Crake. 

 Blanford, No. 1393 ; Jerdon, No. 910. 

 This is apparently a rare bird in Travancore. A single specimen 

 was brought to me alive in December. It had evidently bred here as 

 there was a young one with it. 



(256) Rallina superciliaris. — The Banded Crake. 



Blanford, No. 1395 ; Jerdon, No. 912. 



As recorded by Mr. F. W. Bourdillon a single specimen of this 



crake was procured by me in 1875 in some paddy fields near the foot 



of the hills in South Travancore at about 400 feet elevation. I have not 



met with it since. 



(257) Amaurornis fuscus. — The Ruddy Crake. 

 Blanford, No. 1398 ; Jerdon, No. 911. 

 This bird has only been recorded from Mysore and the Wynaad 

 in Peninsular India, but it is fairly common in Travancore. The 

 Museum contains six specimens — one purchased from an Anjengo 

 collector without locality, two from an old collection, both labelled 

 Travaneore, and three taken at Kuttyani near Trevandrum in 

 April. 



