13. BLANFORD'S BUTTON-QUAIL. 



Turnix blanfordi^ BLYTH. 



No bars across the breast. 

 Tail-feathers plain, not margined, the 



middle pair neither lengthened nor 



pointed. 

 Wing of male about 3^ ; of female, 



approaching 4. 



MALE : Without a rufous collar. 

 FEMALE : With a rufous collar. 



VERNACULAR NAME \-Ng6n, Burmese. 



BLANFORD'S Button-Quail, which may 

 be distinguished from the Indian Button- 

 Quail by its greater size and richer colora- 

 tion, is found throughout the whole of 

 the countries east of the Bay of Bengal 

 from about the longitude of Tipperah. 

 To the south it extends quite to the 

 extreme limits of Tenasserim, and to the 

 east to the frontiers of Siam and China. 

 It is found not only in the plains, but also 

 on the hills up to an elevation of about 

 5000 feet. 



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