278 LLOYD’S NATURAL HISTORY. 
rufous-buff, shading into white on the belly; most of the 
feathers on the sides of the chest and breast with a round black 
spot near the extremity. ‘Total length, 6°5 inches ; wing, 3°38; 
tail 175 5 stabsus set 05. 
Younger examples of both sexes have the upper-parts blotched 
with black and mixed with rufous, the latter colour being most 
conspicuous on the back of the neck, where it forms an in- 
distinct collar. Males may be recognised by their smaller 
SIZe. 
Range.—India, east of the Bay of Bengal to the south of 
Tenasserim, Siam and China, as far north as Manchuria. 
Habits.—The late Mr. W. R. Davison says :—“ I have always 
found this species about gardens or in the immediate vicinity 
of cultivation ; but it is very rare, being only occasionally met 
with, and always singly or in pairs. It is hard to flush, and 
only flies a short distance before again dropping, but it then 
runs a considerable distance before halting, and thereafter lies 
very close. It feeds like the other Quails in the mornings and 
evenings, lying hid during the heat of the day. On cloudy or 
xainy days it moves about all day. 
“The fact is that itis apparently everywhere thinly distributed, 
that it is a terrible skulk, only to be flushed by chance 
without the aid of dogs, and is, I gather, as a rule, a very silent 
bird. 
‘“‘ Specimens examined had eaten grain, seeds, small insects, 
and tiny green shoots.” 
XI. THE INDIAN BUSTARD-QUAIL. TURNIX TANKI. 
Turnix tankt (Buchanan Hamilton), Blyth, J. As. Soc. Beng. 
1843, p. 180; Oates, ed. Hume’s Nests and Eggs Ind. B. 
iii. p. 370 (1890); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. 
p- 544 (1893). 
Hemipodius joudera, Hodgson, in Gray’s Zool. Misc. p. Ss 
(1844) [nom. nud. }. 
