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simple and easily understood. The 

 following statement exhibits these cha- 

 racters : — 



Sand-Grouse (p. i6). — The tarsus 

 feathered, and sometimes the toes also. 



Hemipodes (p. 55). — The tarsus bare; 

 no hind toe. 



Gallinaceous Birds (p. 70). — The 

 whole or a large portion of the tarsus 

 bare ; with a hind toe situated above the 

 level of the front toes. 



Megapodes (p. 382). — The tarsus bare ; 

 with a hind toe situated on the same 

 level as the front toes. 



Bustards (p. 389). — Not only the 

 tarsus, but also a portion of the tibia 

 bare ; no hind toe. 



The limits of British India, as recognised 

 by me, coincide with those employed by 

 Dr. W. T. Blanford in the volumes of the 

 " Fauna of British India." I include 

 Ceylon for the same reason that led Dr. 

 Blanford to include it in his volumes ; its 

 inclusion only adds two species to my 

 list. With reference to the little-known 

 and undefined territories in the extreme 

 north-east of Assam and Burma, I have 

 included all the country which is pre- 

 sumably British. Of this nature, in my 

 opinion, are the Mishmi Hills, which 



