SYNOPSIS OF THE GROUPS 

 OF GALLINACEOUS BIRDS 

 TREATED OF IN THIS 

 WORK. 



QUAILS. Of very small size ; length 

 under 8| inches ; tail short and pointed, 

 the feathers concealed, involved, and not 

 readily separable from each other ; the 

 sides of the body streaked, or, when this 

 is not the case, the outer web of the first 

 ten quills of the wing unmarked. Of wide 

 distribution. P. 78. 



BUSH-QUAILS. Of very small size ; 

 length barely over 7 inches ; the sides of 

 the body never streaked, and the outer web 

 of the first ten quills of the wing always 

 marked. Of wide distribution, P. 99. 



MOUNTAIN-QUAILS. Of medium size ; 

 length between 9 and 10 inches ; tail 3 

 inches long, the 10 feathers large, exposed 

 to view, readily separable from each other, 

 and not involved as in the Quails. The 

 Himalayas. P. 119. 



WOOD-PARTRIDGES. Rather smaller 

 than an English Partridge ; the claw of 

 the hind toe not developed, but presenting 



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