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1G2. Pterocles giiadrlcinclus, Temm., Gali. 3. 252. Paiiited Roclc 

 Pigeon of the Dukhun. 

 llaie, and met with only in pairs, on open ground at the foot of 

 hills. Irides reddi.sh brown, Sexes of the šame size. Length, 

 inclusive of tail, 13^ inches : tail 3 inches. 



Genus Hemipodius. 

 163. Hemipod'ui<i pugnax,Ttmm.,P\. Col. CO. fig. 2. 



Common in the Dukhun, and called the Bustard Qunil by Eu- 



i-opeans. Its reputed pugnacious qualities are not knowii. 



Solitary or in pairs, and mostly found in Ckitlee fields {Cap- 



sicitm annuum). Irides light yellovv. Length, inclusive of tail, 



7tV inches: tail 1 ,v inch. Habits, tongue and internal or- 



ganization oi Coturnix teztilis. M. Temminck describes the fe- 



male as difi'ering in plum'age from the malė ; but in Colunel 



Sykes's specimens the sexes are exactly alike. 



16^. Hemipodius Taigoou. Hem. supra castaneus, plumis stramineo 



marginatis, nigrocue undulatim fasdatis ; tegminibus alarum 



stramineis nigro fascialis ; remigibus fuscis ; mento guldcjiie 



albis ; peclore nigro alboguefasciato ; ventre crissogue dilulc 



ferrugineis. 



Irides pallide flavse. Rostrum nigrescens. Longitudo cor- 

 poris 4-,V unc., caud(E \^^. 

 Closely resembles the female of Hem. pngnax as dcscribed by M. 

 Temminck, but the bill is longer and more slender, and Colonel 

 Sykes has specimens of both seses. Se>:es alike. 



165. Hemipodius Dussumier, Temm., PI. Col. Called the ButtonQuail 



by Europeans. 

 Colonel Sykes never met with this bird otherwise than solitary : 

 frequents thick grass or pulse fields, and sits so close as to ex- 

 pose itself to be trod upon. Flight so abrupt and short, that 

 ere the gun is well up to the shoulder, the bird is down again. 

 Irides straw-yellow. Length, inclusive of tail, 5, V inches : tail 

 1 TTT inches. 



Fam. StruthionidcB, Vigors.— Genus Otis, Linn. Busiard. 



166. Otis nigriceps, Gould'sCent. Himal. Birds. 



Tliis noble bird is so common in the Dukhun, that one gentleman 

 has shot nearly a thousand. Gregarious. Egg, a perfect 

 oval, brovvn olive, with obscure blotches of darker brown olive. 

 Length 3-Ar inches, diameter 2^% inches. One only found in 

 a hole in the earth on the open plain, and that considerably ad- 

 vanced in the process of incubation. Irides deepbrown. Length, 

 inale, inclusive of tail, 5G| inches: tail 13^ inches. Female 4 Ji 

 inches, inclusive of tail of ]0į inches. Malė supplied \vith the 

 remarkable gular pouch common to the Otis tardą. 



167. Otis fi lva. Ot. supra cacaotiro-brininea, ptianisjulvo mar- 



ginatis variegatistpie ; tegminibus alarum, colio, pectoreqne 

 Juhis, punctis liucisve bruimeis parci notatis ; 'ocntre, vropjigio, 

 femoribus, tegminibusqiie caudce /)ĮferioribusJulvo-all>is;teg- 



