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aries about Vb its length, tip formed by the 2°^ to S"" quills, the first scarcely 

 shorter'). Sexes dissimilar. Strictly terrestrial. Sociable, consorting in coveys. 



-f285. EXCALFACTORIA CHINENSIS (L.). 



Blue-breasted Quail. 



a. Chinese ftuail //^ Echv., Glean. V, 77, pi. 247 (1758). 



h. Cotornix philippensis (I) Briss., Orn. 1760, I, 254, pi. XXV, f. 1. 



c. Tetrao ehinensis (IJ Linn., S. N. 1766, I, 277; (2) Gm., op. cit. 1788, I, 765 (sinensis). 



d. Coturnix excalfactoria (1) Temm., Pig. et Gall. 1815, m, 516, 742; (2) Joest, Das 



Holontalo 1883, 105. 



e. Coturnix ehinensis (1) StrickL, P. Z. S. 1842, 167; (2) Schl., Handl. Dierk. 1857, 394; 



(3) Bernst, N. T. Ned. Lid. 1860, XXH, 33; (4) id., J. f. 0. 1861, 189; (5) 

 Mottl. & Sclat., P. Z. S. 1863, 221; (6) Swinh., Ibis 1869, 348; (7) Hartl., Yog. 

 Madag. 1877, 405; (8) Legge, B. Ceylon 1880, 755; (9) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. 

 Ind. XLI, 1S82, 209. 



f. Synoicus ehinensis (I) Rchb., Syu. Av., Gallinac. 1848, t. 192, fig. 1668—70; (II) Gld., 



B. Austr. 1848, V, pi. 92; (III) Diggles, B. Austr. n, pi. 96 (1868). 

 Excalfactoria ehinensis (Ij Bp., Compt. Rend. 1856, XLH, 8S1; (2) Jerd., B. Lid. UI, 591 

 (1863); (3) Swinh., P. Z. S. 1863, 308; (4) id.. Ibis 1863, 398; (5) Sclat, t. c. 104; 

 (VI) Gld., B. Asia VH, pi. 6 (1867); (7) Wald., Ibis 1872, 106; (8) Salvad., Cat. 

 Ucc. Bomeo 1874, 311; (9) Gates. Str. F. 1875, m, 345; (10) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 

 1875, IX, 224, 251; (11) David & Oust., Ois. Chine 1877, 397; (12) Sharpe, 

 P. Z. S. 1879, 350; (13) Hume, Str. F. 1879, VID, 69; (14) Gates, t. c. 167; 

 (XV) Hume & Marsh., Game B. Lid. H. 162, pi. (1879); (16) Hume & Inglis, 

 Str. F. 1880, IX, 258; (17) Reid, ib. 1881, X, 63; (18) Gates, ib. 1882, X, 236; 

 (19) Kelh., Ibis 1882, 3; (20) Nichols., ib. 1883, 255; (21) Kutter, J. f. 0. 



1883, 293, 316; (22) Gates, B. Brit. Bm-mah 1883, H, 334; (23) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 



1884, 215, 224; (24) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 272, 416; (25) A. MiilL, J. f. O. 



1885, 160; (26) Kutter, t. c. 353; (27) W. Rams. Ibis 1886, 160; (28) Hume, 

 Str. F. 1888, XI, 310; f29) Everett, J. Str. Br. R. A. S. 1889, 200; (30) Gates 

 ed. Hume's Nests and Eggs Lid. B. 1890, HI, 448; (31) Steere, List Coll. B. & M. 

 Phifipp. Is. 1890, 25; (32) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. XLLK, 1890, 414; ^55; id., 

 ib. L, 1890, 514; (34) Sh. & Wh., Ibis 1890, 140; (35) SL, t. c. 284; (36) Vorderm., 

 Notes Leyd. Mus. 1S91, XHI, 129; (37) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1891, (2) 

 Xn, 74; (38) De La Touche, Ibis 1892, 494; (39) Grant, Cat. B. XXH, 1893, 

 250; (40) Hose, Ibis 1893, 423; (41) Sharpe, Ibis 1894, 242, 257; f42j M. & Wg., 

 Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Mai, Nr. 8, p. 16; (43) Grant, Handb. Game B. 1895, 

 193; (44) M. & Wg., Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 14; (45) Rickett&DeLa 

 Touche, Ibis 1896, 493; (46) Hartert & Everett, Nov. Zool. 1896, 598. 



g. Excalfactoria minima (1) Gld., P. Z. S. 1859, 128; (II) id., B. Asia VH, pi. 7 (1867); 

 (3) Blyth, Ibis 1867, 161; (4) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VHI, 87; (5) id., ib. IX, 

 1875, 224; (6) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. VH, 1875, 675; (7) id., Om. Pap. HI, 

 1882, 255; (8) Pleske, Bull. Ac. Sc. Petersb. 1884, 133; (9) Salvad., Agg. Om. 

 Pap. LH, 1891, 195. 



h. Synoecus sinensis (1) E. Newt., Ibis 1861. 116, 275. 



1; Mr. Ogilvie-Grant jjuzzles the readers of his excellent Catalogue by the statement: "1" primary 

 slightly shorter than the 2°'' and equal to the S-i, which is slightly the longest"! 



