Mr. W. E. Ogilvie-Grant on the Genus Turnix. 463 



(1869.) Turnix dussumieri, Gould, Birds of Asia, vii. 

 pi. 16. 



This is the smallest species belonging to the genus, and 

 reminds us strongly at first of T. lepurana from W. Africa, 

 but may be distinguished from that species by a glance at 

 the wide golden buff or straw-coloured margins of the 

 scapulars. 



In the quite young birds the whole upper surface is reddish 

 brown, becoming more distinctly rufous on the nuchal region, 

 with wavy transverse lines of black and scattered spots of 

 whitish, especially on the wing-coverts ; the breast is white, 

 spotted and marked with black. 



The fully adult female is larger (wing ca. 2 "9) than the 

 male (wing ca. 2*7) and has more rufous in the plumage of 

 the upper surface, especially on the nuchal region. The 

 fully adult males and the younger females are alike and have 

 the upper surface buffy brown. 



This species is found in suitable localities over a wide 

 range, for we have specimens from Central and Northern 

 India, Pegu, and Formosa. 



9. Turnix nana (Sund.). 



Hemipodius nanus, Sundevall, (Efv. Vet.-Akad. Forhandl. 

 1850, p. 110. 



This, like the next species T. hottentotta, is easily dis- 

 tinguished from all others of this section of the genus by 

 having the ends of the feathers along the sides of the neck 

 and breast regularly barred with black and white instead of 

 being spotted with black. 



Our series, though a poor one of only eight specimens, 

 represents fairly well the changes in the plumage. 



In the quite young bird the whole of the under surface is 

 white except a small amount of bright buff which is beginning 

 to make its appearance on the breast, which is entirely barred 

 with black and white. This, however, does not extend on to 

 the abdomen, which is pure white, so that even at this early 

 stage it can be easily distinguished from the young of T. hot- 

 tentotta. As age advances, the changes in the female are as 



