288 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 
stony hills in coveys of from fifteen to thirty in number ; when 
disturbed, they seldom rise together, but run along the ground, 
and it is only upon being very closely pursued that they will take 
wing, and then they merely fly to a short distance. While run- 
ning along the ground their heads are thrown up as high as 
their necks will permit, and their bodies being carried very 
erect, a waddling motion is given to their gait, which is very 
ludicrous. The stomachs of those dissected were very muscu- 
lar, and contained seeds and a large proportion of pebbles.” 
Eggs.—Differ from those of all the other species. Wide 
ovals; ground colour white, with comparatively very few 
rounded black dots and spots, and a few greyish under mark- 
ings. Measurements, 1°05 by o°8 inch. 
XXI. THE RUIOUS-CHESTED BUSTARD-QUAIL. ‘LURNIX 
PYRRHOTHORAX. 
Hemipodius pyrrhothorax, Gould, P. Z. S. 1840, p. 150 ; id. B. 
Austr. v. pl. 86 (4848). 
Turnix pyrrhothorax, North, Nests and Eggs B. Austr. p. 287 
(1889) ; Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxil. p. 533 
(1893). 
Turnix leucogaster, North, Ibis. 1895, p. 342. 
Adult Male—Resembles the adult female, but is smaller ; the 
rust-coloured chest not so bright. ‘Total length, 5°2 inches ; 
wing, 2°9; tail, 1°35; tarsus, 0°75. 
Adult Female——General colour above s/one-grey, most of the 
2athers of the back with narrow cross-bars of rufous and black ; 
feathers of the back of the neck rufous-grey with whitish-buff 
edges; eyebrow-stripes, sides of face and neck white, tipped with 
black ; chest, sides of breast and flanks vwfous ; middle of the 
throat and rest of under-parts whitish. L2// very stout. ‘Total 
length, 6 inches ; wing; 3°3 5 tail, 1°45 tarsus, 076. 
Range.—North-East, East and South Australia, extending 
westwards to the interior. 
