Bush-Quails. 103 



with large deep black oval spots, and the 

 visible portions of the closed wings have 

 conspicuous white shaft streaks. The 

 outer web of the quills of the wing is 

 barred with rufous. The lower plumage 

 is chestnut, the feathers of the breast 

 broadly fringed with pinkish grey and 

 each of them with a roundish black 

 spot ; each feather on the sides of the 

 body with a large oval black patch and 

 terminally fringed with white. 



The female, with the exception of the 

 head, closely resembles the male. The 

 lower plumage, however, is much paler, 

 being merely rufous, not chestnut, and 

 the grey fringes to the feathers of the 

 breast are much narrower and frequently 

 absent. The black spots are generally 

 confined to the sides of the breast, the 

 middle part being spotless. As regards 

 the head all the white and black portions 

 are wanting. The forehead, a very broad 

 band over the eye and ear, the sides of 

 the head and the whole chin and throat 

 are rufous, of much the same shade as 

 the rufous of the lower plumage. 



Length nearly 7 ; wing nearly 3^ ; tail 

 1 1 to if ; legs red \ irides brown ; bill red. 

 Weight up to 3 oz. 



