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of Europe, which has occasionally been killed in England, and 

 there are other African species. T. maculosus, Temm., {Blanfordi 

 Blyth) represents Dussumierii in Burmah. Several species from 

 Australia, are figured by Gould in his Birds of Australia, and some 

 of these appear to be similar to the birds of the first section ; 

 whilst others resemble Dussumierii ; and one or two have the 

 coloration of the African species mentioned below. 



The genus Pedionomus of Gould, differs in possessing a hind 

 toe, and is placed by Bonaparte among his Coturniciius, but it 

 clearly belongs to the present family. It is the Turnici-gralla of 

 O. des Murs. Only one species is known P. torquatus, of which 

 P. microurus, Gould, is considered to be the male. Oxytelos, Vieillot, 

 (Helortyx, Agass.) has been dedicated to some African species, 

 the best known of which is O. meiffreni, V., (nivosus, Swainson). 



The Tinamidce of South America live in fields, or the edges of 

 woods ; and are said to run well but to fly badly ; they lay seven 

 or eight eggs ; and are seldom found in flocks. They vary from 

 6 inches to nearly 15 in length. One genus Tinamotis makes 

 a somewhat near approach to the Bustards. 



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