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from those of T. tanki, and the soft parts are similarly coloured in 

 birds of all ages. 



Length of female 6*5 ; tail 1-3 ; wing 3*1 ; tarsus '9 ; bill from 

 gape -7. Males rather smaller. 



Distribution. Common in the Nicobar Islands in long grass ; rare 

 in the Andamans, which are mainly covered with forest. 



1386. Turnix blanfordi. The Burmese Button-Quail'. 



Turnix blanfordi, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xxxii, p. 80 (1863) ; Blyth fy 

 Wald. Birds Burm. p. 151 ; Ogiloie Grant, Ibis. 1889, p. 466 ; id. 



Cat. B. M. xxii, p. 542. 

 Turnix maculosa, apud G. R. Gray, Hand-l. B. ii, p. 270 ; Hume fy 



Dav. S. f\ vi, p. 452 ; Hume, Cat. no. 834 bis ; Hume 8f Marsli. 



Game B. xii, p. 1 83, pi. ; Binyham, S. F. ix, p. 196 ; Hume, ibid. 



p. 208 ; Gates, B. B. ii, p. 335 ; Hume, S. F. xi, p. 312. 



Nffon, Burmese. 



This is but little more than a large race of T. tanki, but, besides 

 their greater size, adults are distinguished by being darker and by 

 retaining a larger amount of black barring on the back ; the sides 

 of the crown, too, are darker. In immature birds the pale edgings 

 to the dorsal feathers are conspicuous. 



Upper mandible and tip of lower brown, remainder of bill, legs, 

 feet, and claws yellow ; irides white or yellowish white. 



Length of female 7 ; tail 1'4 ; wing 4 ; tarsus 1'05 ; bill from 

 gape '75. Males are smaller length 6'5 ; tail 1-3 ; wing 3*6 ; 

 tarsus '95. 



Distribution. Throughout Burma, China, and the adjoining 

 countries, but not, so far as is known, south of Tenasserim. To 

 the north-west this species has been obtained iu Assam, the Khasi 

 hills, Hill Tipperah, and Chittagong. 



Habits, fyc. The present species, like its allies, is generally found 

 in grass about clearings in forests, in gardens, &c. The eggs have 

 not been obtained. 



The last three species, T. tanki, T. albiuentris, and T. blanfordi, 

 are little more than races ; but adults can be easily recognized, 

 though younger birds are very much alike in plumage. 



