RASORES. 



ANDALTJSIAN HEMIPODE. 4-21 



TETRAONID^E. 





THE ANDALUSIAN HEMIPODE. 



Hemipodius tachydromus. 



Gibraltar Quail, LATH. Syn. vol. iv. p. 790, 



sp. 37. 



Andalusian p. 791, 



sp. 38, fig. frontispiece 

 to the vol. 



Hemipodius taclvydromus, Andalusian Turnix, GOULD, Birds of Europe. 

 Turnix tacky drome, TEMM.Man.d'Ornith.vol.ii. 



p. 494. 

 lunatus, d croissans, vol. ii. 



p. 495. 



tacJiydromtts, tackydrome, vol. iv. 



p. 340. 



HEMIPODIUS. Generic Characters. Beak moderate, slender, very com- 

 pressed ; culmen elevated and curved towards the point. Nostrils lateral, 

 linear, longitudinally cleft, partly closed by a membrane. Tarsus rather 

 long. Toes three before, entirely divided ; no posterior toe. Tail com- 



