1. TURNIX. 527 



Typp. 



Ortyfrodes, Vietll. Anah/se, p. 02 (1816) T. ocellata. 



Areoturnix, Bonnp. C. Ji. xliii. p. 414 (ISoC)) T. taiiroor. 



Areortyx, Jlciite, Nomoicl. Mu.f. llein. p. 2'JO (lS87j .... T. tai^four. 



Hallux absent. 



Range. Indo-Malayan region,' extending to New Britain, New 

 Caledonia, and Australia, also Arabia, S. Europe, Africa, and 

 Madagascar. 



Key to the Species. 



I. Taisus longrr than middle toe and claw; 

 bill .^lender or only moderately strong. 

 A. Entire breast transversely barred witli 

 black ; belly immaculate. Sexes 

 diflerent. 

 a . Cliiu and throat (and in very old 

 birds the middle of the chest) 

 black. 

 a". No rufous nuchal collar differ- 

 entiated from tlie back taiyoor $ ad., p. o30. 



//'. A fairly dehued rufous nuchal 



collar imgna.v $ ad., p. i'i.34. 



c". A well-detined rufous nuchal 



collar fasciaia $ ad., p. 535. 



6'. Chin and throat barred with black 

 like the breast. 

 d". Sides of abdomen, thighs, and 



under tail-coverts rufous rvfilatnx J ad., p. 5.30. 



e" . Under surface witiiout rufous . . poiwUi 5 ad., p. 5.Ji7. 



c . Chin and throat white, sides only 



with narrow black edging.s to the 



feathers. 



/". Chest barred with black and rchite. 



a'". Sides of abdomen, thighs, and 



under tail-coverts rufous. . . . rvjilaftix J ad., p. 536. 

 //". Under surface without rufous ^jo«x'/// cJ ad., p. 537. 

 (j". Chest barred witli black and btif. 

 c". No rufous nuchal collar dif- 

 ferentiated from back. 

 a\ Abdomen and thighs rufous; I taiyoor iS &A.,^\ram..,'p. 5.30. 

 back rufous or brown .... j />M^«a.rcJad., $imm., p. 634. 

 h\ Abdomen whitisli ; thighs 



rufous ; back blackish grey fasciata S ad., p. .535. 



d'". A rufotis nuchal collar fasciata (^ 2 inim., p. 535. 



B. Centre of breast not transversely 

 barred with black ; throat never 

 black. Sexes similar in one group, 

 but slightly different in the other 

 section. 

 d'. Middle feathers of the tail elongated 

 and ])iiinted and edged with white 

 or buff : feathers of the upper sur- 

 face edged with white or bufl, 

 giving the back a scaly appearance. 

 Sexes similar. 



