452 Mr. W, R. Ogilvie-Grant on the Genus Turnix. 



k^. Scapulars edged with golden buff, 

 o*. Chest rufous ; upper surface 

 greyisli black. 



n^. Throat buif T. saturata, $ ad. 



b^. Throat white T. saturata, (S ad. 



p '. Chest buff; upper surface greyish 



brown T. maculosa, J ad. 



y*. Chest rufous ; upper surface 



greyish brown T, rufescens, ? (S ad. 



m^. No defined rufous nuchal collar, but 

 most of the feathers of the upper 

 surface (especially those of the nu- 

 chal region) with a patch at the 

 extremity rufous or rufous inter- 

 mixed with black. 

 P. Scapulars not edged with golden ( T. tanki, blanfordi, and albi- 

 butf I ventris, c5' & $ imm. 



o o 1 J J --.T, ij ^ £c \T. saturata and T. macti- 

 vr. Scapulars edged with golden burr { 



^ ^ ° I losa, d & 2 imm. 



C. Neck and breast uniform bright rufous ; 



upper tail-coverts very long, entirely 

 covering the true tail. 

 f^. Chin, throat, and cheeks black and 



white (almost black in very old birds). T. ocellata, $ ad. 

 g^. Chin and throat white spotted with 



black T. ocellata, J ad. 



II. Tarsus equal to or shorter than the 

 middle toe and claw (see fig. 2, p. 448), 

 bill slender or very stout. 



D. Breast and belly uniform dove-grey, 



shoulders and sides of chest very bright 

 rufous ; chin and throat deep black edged 

 with white. Bill slender T. nigrieollis, J & 2 ad. 



E. Chest black, many of the feathers having 



terminal bars of white ; upper surface 

 umber, with here and there irregular 

 marks of black, rufous, and white. Bill 

 fairly strong T. imlanogaster, $ ad. 



F. Chest whitish, with a wide V-shaped 



subterminal black mark across each 

 feather ; upper surface as in 5 ad. Bill 

 not so strong T. melanog aster, cj/ ad, 



G. Chest buff, irregularly spotted and marked 



with grey ; no rufous nuchal collar, but 

 otherwise the upper surface similar to 



that of 2 ad. Bill slender T, varia, J' ad. 



II. Chest grey ; each feather with a pale 



