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scholtz make a genus, Tinochorus, which ap- 

 proaches near to this, and is also a native of South 

 America ; but from want of materials, it can only be 

 now indicated. 



When these are better known, we have no doubt 

 of their proving very interesting forms, and filling up 

 some blank in the present family of birds. We shall 

 now proceed to a small group, better, though but 

 imperfectly, known, the American Quails, included 

 under the genus Ortyx. The first we shall notice 



