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deal of red in his plumage, which Sonnerat's lias not j the fe- 

 male is of a reddish brovvn coloiir, and is without cartilagi- 

 nous spots at all : in fact, the female of this variety is the 

 Gali. Stanleyii of Mr. Gray's ' lllustrations*. Eggs exactly likę 

 those of the domestic fowl in foim and colour, but less in size. , 

 The vvild hen would appear to sit on a much smaller number of 

 eggs ihan the domestic, as Colonel Syke^s shot a hen upon her 

 nešt in which were only three eggs, and the process of incu- 

 bation had evidently commenced some days. In the ciaw and 

 stomach of many birds nothing whatever was found, excepting 

 tiie seeds of a stone- likt- hardness called Joh's tears {Coix bar- 

 hata). Irides brovvnish dtep orange. The crow or call of this 

 species is likę that of the Bunlum Cock. 



149. Gailus domesticus, Ray. Pliasianus Gnlhis cristnius, Linn. 

 The domestic fowl is so abundant in the Dukhun, that in parts of 



the country not much fieąuented by Euiopeans, Colonel Sykes 

 has bought from eight to twelve full-grown fo\vls for two shil- 

 lings. Many of the hens, particulaily of the viliūges in the 

 Ghauts, are' not to be distinguished from the wild bird, escept- 

 ing only in the want of the cartilaginous spot on the wing- 

 coverts. 



150. Gailus Morio, Temm., Gali. Ind. fl60. Briss., Orn. 1. 1/4. 

 This supposed species very freąnently occurs accidentally in the 



Dukhun. Although unsightly, the black fowl is very svveet 

 eating. 



151. Ga//tts cm/jj<s, Temm., Gali. Ind. 661. Briss. Orn. 1. 173. 



pi. 17. 

 Occurs accidentally likę the lašt variety. 



Genus Ntcmida, Linn. Pintado. 



152. Numida Meleagris, Linn. Guinea FowL 



Met with only in the domestic statė, and bred almost exclusively 

 by European gentlemen. Thrives as wcll as in its native coun- 

 try. 



Fam. Telraonidce, Leach. — Genus Coturniv, Cuv. 



153. Coturnix dnctylisonans, Temm., Gali. Ind. 740. Tetrao Co- 



turnix, Linn., Syst. Nat. 1 . 278, 20. Lohah of the Mahrattas. 



Large Grey Quail. 

 Rare in the Dukhun, and found only in pairs in tufts of grass near 

 water-courses and ponds. Resembles the Quail of Europe in 

 size and plumage : the irides are dusky red or reddish brovvn, 

 likę those of the European bird, vvhich by mistake are described 

 in Shaw as yellovv. Female a little larger than malė : one fe- 

 male measured 8 inches, inclusive of tail of 2 inches, but this 

 \vas a large bird. Period of incubation in the monsoon. 



154. Coturnix textilis, Steph., 1 1 . 365. Perdix textilis, Temm., PI. 35. 



Perdix Coromandelica, Lath., Ind. Orn. 2. 654. 38. Black 

 speckled-breasled Quail. 

 Irides dusky red. Length 6tV inches, inclusive of tail of 1 .vinch. 



