Dec. 20, 1922. 1 Birds of the Indian Empire. 205 



1859. (138?) Turnix javanica plumbipes. The Burmese Bus- 

 tard-Quail. 



Hemipodius plumbipes Hodgs., Beng. Sport. Mag., 

 1837, p. 346 (Nepal). 



Nepal toE. Assam, Burma, W. Siam, Fed, Malay- 

 States. 



i860. (1382) Turnix javanica taijoor The Common Bustard- 

 Quail. 



Hemipodius taijoor Sykes, P. Z. 8., 1832, p. 155 

 (Deccan). 



The whole of India S. & W. of the range of 

 plumbipes. 



1861. (1382) Turnix javanica rostrata. The Chinese Bustard- 



Quail. 



Turnix rostrata Swinli., Ibis, 1865, 2>. 542 {China). 

 Formosa, and thence through S. China to Yunnan 

 and Shan States. 



1862. (1383) Turnix dussumieri. The Little Button-Quail. 



Hemipodius dussumieri Temm., PI. Col., v., p. 454 

 (1828), {India). 



All India, Burma, Siam, Formosa, Hainan. 



'863. I 0^°^) Turnix tanki tanki. The Indian Button-QuaiL 



Turnix tanki Blt/th, J. A. S. B.. xii., p. 180 (1843). 

 All India, N. E. to Assam N. of the Brahmaputra. 



1864. (1386) Turnix tanki blanfordi. The Burmese Button- 



Quail. 



Turnix blanfordi Blyth, J. A. 8. B., xxii., p. 80 

 (1843), {Thayetmyo, Burma). 



Burma, Siam, China to Manchuria and N. W. to 



Assam S. of the Brahmaputra. 



Order GRALLyl^. ..■ ■ i; 



Sub-order FULICARIyl^. 



• Famil}- RALLiDiE. 



1865, (1387) Rallus aquaticus aquaticus. The Water Rail. 



Rallus aquaticus Linn., 8. N., i., p. 153 (1758), {Great 

 Britain). 



Straggler in winter into N. W. India. 



