1. TUENIX. 539 



Subsp. a. Turnix lepurana. 



Ortv^s lopurana, Smith, Rep. of Exp., App. p. 55 (1836) [Kurrichanel ; 



Cab. J.f. O. 1878, p. I'l:', [Teita]. 

 Hemipodius lepurana, >Smitli, I///i4i: Zool. S. Afr. pi. xvi. (1838). 



Av. Afr. Occld. iv. p. 18 (1870); Finsch Sf- Hartl. Vof/. Ost- 

 Afr. p. 593 (1870) ; Shellnj Sc Buckle,/, Ihk, 1872, p. 290 [Gold 

 Coast] ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1872, p. 73 [Accra] ; Gurnei/s ed. Andersson's 

 B. Damaraland, p. 249 (1872); Buckley, Ibis, 1874, p. 387 

 [Matabele Land] ; Bocage, J. f. 0. 187G, p. 300 [Ambaca, Loanda] ; 

 Fischer 8f Beich. J.f. O. 1878, pp. 249, 293 [Zanzibar], & 1879, 

 pp. 284, 339 [Malindi, Mambrui, and Tana] ; Bocage, Orn. Anr/ola, 

 p. 413 (1881) ; Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Brem. vii. p. 119 (1881) [West 

 of Albert Nyanza]; Shelley, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 598 [Lamu] ; Bull., 

 Feild., c^'- Beid, Zool. (3), vi. p. 339 (1882) [Newcastle, Natal]; 

 Bohm, J.f. O. 1882, p. 196 [Kakoma] ; Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 361 

 [I3amang^%-ato] ; Sharpens ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 608 (188i) ; 

 Fischer, Zeit. yes. Orn. i. p. 382 (1884) [Pangani] ; id. J. f O. 

 1885, p. 117 ; Ayres, Ibis, 1885, p. 346, 1886, p. 292 [Transvaal] ; 

 Matschie, J.f O. 1887, p. 145 [Marun<?u]; Schalow, J. f. O. 1887, 

 p. 226; Grant, Ibis, 1889, pp. 450, 462; Emin, J.f 0. 1891, 

 p. 58 [Ugotyo], pp. 537, 539 [Victoria Nyanza] ; Reichenoiu, J.f 0. 

 1891, p, 142 [Uuyamuesi and Uuyanyembe], 1892, p. 11 ; Skarpe, 

 Ibis, 1892, p. 550 [Kikumbuliu and Siik Country]; Barnes, Ibis, 

 1893, p. 168 [Aden] ; Shelle,/, Ibis, 1894, p. 25 [Zomba]. 

 Orty.xelus lepuranus, Heuyl. J.f O. 1862, p. 415 [E. Kordofan]. 



This is really only a small race of T. sylvatica, the plumage of 

 both being absolutely identical in birds of the same sex and age. 



Adult female. Total length 5-7 inches, wing 3"2, tail 1-7, 

 tarsus 0-!). Iris very pale yellow ; bill bluish horn-colour, with 

 the tip black ; tarsi and feet pale. 



Adult male. Total length 5 inches, wing 2-9, tail 1-5, tarsus 0-8. 



Hah. Africa south of about 13° N. lat. ; recently obtained at 

 Aden. 



a. (S ad. sk. Gold Coast, March. Shelley Coll. 



b. (S ad. sk. Plains of Accra, Fantee, Shelley Coll. 



Feb. (Ussher). 

 c-k. c? 2 ad. sk. Accra, Feb., April, May. Shelley Coll. 



l,m. c? $ ad. sk. C. C. Castle, March. Shelley Coll. 



n-8. d 2 "d. sk. Landana. M. L. Petit [C.]. 



t. (J ad. .«k. S. Africa. Shellev Coll. 



u,v. $ ad. .«k. Kurrichane. Sii-A.Smith. (Type 



of the subspecies.) 

 w. c? ad. sk. Kroonstad, April. J. fl. Gurney, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 .V. cJad.sk. Potchefstroom, Sept. {T. J. II. Gumey, Esq. 



Ayres). [P.l. 



y, z. 2 nd. sk. Zoniba, Oct., Nov. {A. Consiil H. II. John- 



JVhyte). ston [P.]. 



a', b'. d 2 ad. sk. Lamu {Sir J. Kirk). Shelley Coll. 



c'. 2 ad. sk. Aden, Jan. H. E. Barnes, Esq. 



[P.]. 



