276 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and La Touche on 
255. Corurnix coTturnix (Linn.). 
Coturnix communis Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 398. 
According to Swinhoe, the migratory Quail occurs in 
Formosa all the year round. 
Coturnix japonica probably occurs there also (ef. 
La Touche, ‘ Ibis,’ 1898, p. 373). 
256. ExcaLFraAcToRIA CHINENSIS (Linn.). 
Excalfactoria chinensis Swinh. Ibis, 18638, p. 398 ; Grant, 
Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 250 (1893) : id. Hand-b. Game-B. 
i. p. 193 (1895) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1895, p. 338; 1898, p. 373. 
The Painted Quail is a resident on the plains and lower 
hills. 
La Touche, when in South Formosa, found that the 
Formosan name ‘ Koo-lew,” applied to this Quail by Swinhoe, 
is given in South Formosa to several kinds of small Waders. 
257. *BAMBUSICOLA SoNoRIVOX Gould. 
Bambusicola sonorwoxr Gould, P. Z. 8. 1862, p. 285; 
Swinh. Ibis, 1863, pp. 208, 399; Gould, B. Asia, vi. pl. 72 
(1864) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 259 (1893) ; id. 
Hand-b. Game-B. 1. p. 204 (1895) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1895, 
p. 338 ; 1898, p. 373. 
a,b. 6 9. Ho Ho Mt., 5000 ft., March 1906. 
Tris dark brown; bill black; feet greyish olive-green. 
The Formosan Bamboo-Partridge is peculiar to the island 
and is found in suitable localities throughout the hills and 
mountains. 
258. *GENNZUs swinuHor! (Gould). 
Euplocamus swinhoit Gould, P. Z. 8. 1862, p. 284; Swinh. 
Ibis, 1863, p. 401; Gould, B. Asia, vii. pl. 16 (1864); 
La Touche, Ibis, 1895, p. 338; 1898, p. 373. 
Genneus swinhoiwt Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 309 
(1893) ; id. Hand-b. Game-B. i. p. 278 (1895). 
a-d. 8. Racu Racu Mts., 7000 ft., Feb. 1906. 
e-g. 6. Ho Ho Mi., 5000 ft., Feb., March 1906. 
Swinhoe’s Kalij Pheasant is peculiar to the mountains of 
