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BLACK-NECKED ORTYGIS. 



Ortygis nigricollis. 

 PLATE XXVIII. 



Turnix cagnan, Hemipodius nigricollis, Temminck, Pigeons 

 et Gallinaces, iii. p. 619. 



THIS is a stronger species than the last, coming 

 nearer to the true quails, being rather more than six 

 inches in length. The head and neck are deep black, 

 mingled above with white and brown, but upon the 

 throat generally of a solid black. The upper plu- 

 mage is varied with irregular markings of yellowish 

 brown and black, and the breast is largely barred 

 with the latter colour upon a pale yellowish-brown 

 ground. It inhabits the island of Madagascar, and 

 most probably also the continent of Africa. 



The next birds we have to notice are the last in 

 this important and interesting family, but although 

 they have been placed last, we are by no means cer- 

 tain of their situation. The Tinamous, forming the 

 genus Crypturus of Illiger, are all natives of the 

 New World, particularly abounding in the Brazilian 

 and tropical forests, whose open glades they frequent 

 during the day, and at night repose on the large 



