58 CLASS AVES. 



band, white and chestnut. Females, brownish ; 

 throat and neck, brownish-red; chest, ash, black 

 streaked ; beneath, reddish-white, black spotted. 

 India. Length, eight and a-half inches. Temminck 

 arranges this as a partridge. 



In addition to the above species, enumerated by 

 the Baron, we add : — 



Reddish Quail. Perdix Ruhiginosa. Valenc. 



Head, blackish, spotted with grey ; back of the neck, 

 bistre-brown ; back, dark grey, varied with black ; 

 chest, grey, black spotted. Pondicherry, called 

 kersa. 



White-necked Quail, n. Cotumix Torquata. 

 Mauduit. 



Brown, black-banded ; beneath, whitish, equally 

 waved ; crown, blackish ; cheeks, black ; throat, 

 white, black edged ; bill and feet, yellowish. 



Grey-throated Quail. Perdix Grisea. Lath. 



Pale grey, black banded ; beneath, with concentric 

 wavy black arches ; crown, varied black and red ; 

 quill, brown. Madagascar. 



New Guinea Quail. Perdix Novce GuinecB. Lath. 

 Ency. Method, from Sonn. t. 105. Up. Gm. t. 97, f. 3. 



Brown, beneath, paler ; wing-coverts, yellow edged ; 

 quills, black. Inhabits New Guinea. The three last 

 are doubtful species. 



