540 TUENICID^. 



6. Turnix dussumieri. 



Hemipodius dussumieri, Temm. PL Col. v. pi. 454. fig. 2 (1828). 



Hemipodius variabilis, Hodgs. MS. (?), Bengal Sport. Mag. 1837, 

 p. 345. 



Hemipodius sykesi, Smith, III. Zool. S. Afr. ii. {see H. lepurana, 

 pi. 16, footnote) (1838). 



Turnix dussumieri. Suinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 341 [Amoy to Hongkong] 

 Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 161 ; Gotild, Birds of Asia, vii. pi. 10 (1869); 

 Grag, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 270, no. 9736 (1870) ; Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 

 1871, p. 401 [Takow, Formosa] ; Sutne, Str. F. i. p. 227 (1873) 

 [Sind] ; Adam, Str. F. ii. p. 338 (1874) [Sambhur Lake] ; Ball, 

 Str. F. ii. p. 428 (1874) ; Fairbank, Str. F. iv. i^p. 202, 266 (1876) 

 [Deccau] ; Butler, Str. F. iv. p. 9 (1876) [N. Guzerat] ; David f 

 Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p.'.397 (1877) ; Bavidson ^ Wende7i, Str.F. vii. 

 p. 87 (1878) [Deccan] ; Hume, Str.F. vii. p. 186 (1878) [E. Narra 

 and Hyderabad]; Ball, Str. F. vii. p. 226 (1878) [Central 

 Provinces] ; Cripps, Str. F. vii. p. 298 (1878) [Faridpur] ; Btitl. 

 Cat. B. Sind, p. 56 (1879) ; Hume Sf Marshall, Game B. ii. p. 193, 

 pi. (1879) ; Vidal, Str. F. ix. p. 77 (1880) [S. Konkan] ; Butl. 

 Cat. B. S. Bombay, p. 70 (1880) ; Peid, Str. F. x. p. 64 (1881) 

 [Lucknow] ; Oates, Str. F. x. p. 237 (1882) [Pegu] ; Davidson, 

 Str.F.x.T^.ZlQ (1882) [W. Khandeish] ; Oates, B. Burmah, ii. 

 p. 336 (1883) ; Sioinhoe Sf Barnes, Ibis, 1885, p. 132 [Central 

 India]; Hume, Str. F. xi. p. 312 (1888) [Khasia HHls and 

 Manipur] ; Gratit, Ibis, 1889, pp. 450, 462 ; Oates's ed. Hume's 

 Nests Sf Eqgs, iii. p. 371 (1890) ; Hartl. Abh. nut. Ver. Brem. xii. 

 p. 324 (1892) [Hainan]. 



Turnix joudera, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 50. 



Turnix 'sykesii, Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 600 (1864) ; Beavan, Ibis, 1868, 

 p. 387 [N. of Mt. Parisnath and Maunblioom]. 



Adult female. This is the smallest species belonging to the genus. 

 It closely resembles T. lepurana in general plumage, but may be at 

 once distinguished by the wide golden-bufF or straw-coloured 

 margins of the scapulars. Total length 5 inches, wing 2-9, tail 1-5, 

 tarsus 0'75. 



Adult male. Eesembles the female, but is generally paler and 

 smaller. Total length 4-5 inches, wing 2-7, tail 1-3, tarsus 0-65. 



In quite young birds the whole of the upper plumage is reddish 

 brown, becoming brighter rufous on the nuchal region, and indistinctly 

 barred with blackish brown and spotted with white, especially on 

 the wing-covorts and chest. The latter is paler buff than that of 

 the adult and spotted all over with black. 



Hah. India, Pegu, Hainan, and Pormosa. 



Deccan ( W. H. Sykes and Gould Coll. 



Lieut. Burgess). 



Deccan (W. H. Sykes). India Museum [P.]. 



Belgaum, May (E. A. Hume Coll. 



Butler) . 



Jhansie, Aug. Hume Coll. 



Sambhur, July (P. M. Hume Coll. 



Adam). 



Punjab, Jan. to April. Hume Coll. 



Delhi, April. Hume Coll. 



