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down the Malay peninsula to Singapore. 

 Mr. Hume states that this species moves 

 to a small extent, ascending the hills in 

 summer, and temporarily quitting flooded 

 districts. 



A race of this Quail is found in the 

 south-west of Ceylon. The female of 

 this race has a rufous nuchal collar. 



The Bustard-Quail frequents open 

 country and the outskirts of forests, and 

 is generally found in scrub-jungle, waste 

 lands, gardens and orchards. It occurs 

 singly or in pairs. It rises almost at one's 

 feet, takes a short flight and quickly 

 descends into cover, where it is quite 

 useless to attempt to flush it a second 

 time. The female has a low note which 

 appears to be uttered only at the nesting 

 season. The mate is silent so far as is 

 known. As usual with these birds, the 

 cock bird incubates the eggs and looks 

 after the chickens when hatched. 



The nesting season is generally from 

 June to September, even extending into 

 October, but in Ceylon this bird nests 

 from February to May. The nest is a 

 hollow scratched in or near a tuft of 

 grass, sometimes lined with grass and 

 occasionally further improved by the 

 addition of a canopy or hood. The 



