282 Lloyd's natural history. 



the throat and breast being pale rufous. Total length, 5-8 

 inches; wing, 3*2; tail, i"3; tarsus, 0-85. 



Range. — Northern and Eastern Australia and the interior. 

 South coast of New Guinea, and South-East Celebes. 



XIV. THE NEW BRITAIN BUSTARD-QUAIL. TURNIX SATURATA. 



Turnix satiirata^ Forbes, Ibis. 1882, p. 428, pi. xii. ; Ogilvie- 

 Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 547 (1893). 



Adult Male. — Like the female^ but the chin and middle of 

 of the throat are white, and the breast rufous-buff. Total 

 length, 5'o inches; wing, 2*9; tail, i*o; tarsus, o"8. 



Adult Female. — Differs from \htfe7fiale of T. ?nacuIosa in hav- 

 ing no rufous nuchal collar; the whole of the upper-parts 

 blackish-grey, with traces here and there of pale rufous and 

 buff mottlings towards the tips of the feathers ; eyebrow-stripes, 

 sides of the face, throat, and breast bright rufous. 



Range. — New Britain and the Duke of York Archipelago. 



Mr. Layard found this species mostly in the sweet-potato 

 plantations on Mioko Island, Duke of York Archipelago. 



Eggs. — Pyriform ; olive-brown, minutely speckled all over 

 with tiny black or dark brown spots, sometimes forming 

 blotches. Measurements, i*o by 0*95 inch. 



XV. WALLACE'S BUSTARD-QUAIL. TURNIX RUFESCENS. 



Turnix rufesce?ts, Wallace, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 497 ; Ogilvie- 

 Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 547 (1893). 



Nearly Adult Male ? — The only known example of this species 

 is the type specimen in the British Museum. The sex is not 

 indicated, but it appears to be a nearly adult male. It resembles 

 T. 7naculosa in having the general colour of the upper-parts 

 greyish-brown ; but like T. saturata the breast is rufous. It is 

 impossible without additional specimens and adult females to 



