THE CRESTED QUAILS. I31 



edged spots on one or both margins of the chest-feathers, but 

 these are mostly hidden). Total length, 8-5 inches; wing, 

 4-1 ; tail, 2-6; tarsus, 1-15 ; middle toe and claw, 1-3. 



Adult Female. — Much like the female of E. leucopoo;on, but 

 with the eyebrow-stripes and cheeks marked with orange-rufous, 

 and much brighter ; the general colour of the under-parts /^/d'/-, 

 and the black markings less coarse. 



Range. — North of South America, extending south to the Rio 

 Cranco, east to British Guiana, and west to Caracas, Vene- 

 zuela. Introduced into St. Thomas, West Indies. 



IV. THE CUMANA CRESTED QUAIL. EUPSVCHORTYX 

 MOCQUERYSI. 



Eupsychorfyx mocquerysi, Hartert, Bull. B. O. C. no. iii. p. 

 37 (1894); id. Ibis, 1894, p. 430; id. Novit. Zool. i. pi. 



XV. fig. 2. 



Adult.— Differs from E. sonninil in the following points : — 

 The throat is white all along the middle, most of the feathers 

 showing distinct narrow cross-bars of black. The breast is 

 uniform vinaceous-cinnamon, except on the lower part ; the belly 

 and sides of the body are similarly coloured, but varied with 

 large white spots bordered with black. Total length, 9 

 inches; wing, 4'i-4-25 ; tail, 2-6; tarsus, ri; middle toe 

 and claw, 1*35. 



Range.— Cumana, on the north coast of Venezuela. 



V. THE SHORT-CRESTED QUAIL. EUPSVCHORTYX 

 PARVICRISTATUS. 



Orfyx parvicristatus, Gould, P. Z. S. 1843, P- 106. 

 Eupsychortyx parvicristatus, Gould, Monogr. Odontoph. pt. ii. 



pi. 12 (1846); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 



410 (1893). 



Adult Male.— Like the male of ^. sonniniihMi the crest is short 

 and dark brown ; the ear-coverts dark brown ; the chest pale 

 chestnut; the breast and belly rufous-chestnut, with fewer 



