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yellowish stone-coloured ground, minutely freckled all over with 

 specks of yellowish and greyish-brown, overlaid with somewhat 

 larger streaks, spots, and mottlings of dark earthy brown, 

 varying in shade in different eggs. Small spots or clouds of 

 small inky purple are usually scattered amidst the other mark- 

 ings." (A. O.Hume). Average measurements, 076 by 0-67 inch. 



VII. THE AFRICAN BUSTARD-QUAIL. TURNIX NANA. 



Hemipodius nanus^ Sundevall, CEfv. Vet.-Akad. Forhandl. 



Stockh. 1S50, p. no. 

 Turnix nana^ Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 541 



(1893). 

 Adult Male and Female. — Easily distinguished from the preced- 

 ing species by having the feathers on the sides of the breast 

 tra?tsversely barred with black and ivhite at the extremity. The 

 male is smaller (wing, 2*9 inches) and less brightly coloured 

 than the female ; the black and white bars on the sides of the 

 breast are more extended, and not confined to the outer row of 

 feathers. Total length oi female^ 5 "8 inches; wing, 3"2 ; tail, 

 i'5 ; tarsus, 0-9. 



Range. — Africa, south of about 10'' S. lat. to the Great 

 Karroo. 



VIII. THE SOUTH AFRICAN BUSTARD-QUAIL. TURNIX 

 HOTTENTOTTA. 



Hemipodius hottentottus,TQmxn. Pig. et Gall. iii. pp. 636, 757 



Turnix hottentotta^ Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 

 542 (1893). 



Adult Female. — Much like T. nana, but most of the feathers 

 of the middle of the breast and belly having a round black spot near 

 the extremity. Total lengthy 6*6 inches; wing, 3*4; tail, 17 ; 

 tarsus, 0*95. 



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