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liLACK-IRONTED TURNlX. 
places : they run with great swiftness, and when 
pursued hide themselves in the tufts of high grass : 
both young and old live a solitary life, not asso- 
ciating in coveys as the Quails : they principally 
subsist on insects, rarely eating seeds or berries. 
They are found in the hotter parts of the old 
world. The grand character which distinguishes 
them from all other Quails, is that of possessing 
but three toes, all of which are placed forwards ; 
they also differ in other respects. 
BLACK-FRONTED TURNTX. 
(Tumix nigrifrons.) 
T'C.J'ronte trifasciatdy corpore supra riifescente-Jlavo, tectricibm 
alarum nigro punctatis, gutture Jiavescente, pcctore lunuUs 
nigrisy ventre abdomineque albis. 
Turnix with the forehead with three fasciae ; the body above 
reddish yellow j the wing-coverts spotted with black ; the 
throat yellowish j the breast with black crescents j the belly 
and abdomen white. 
Turnix nigrifrons. Lacepede. 
Hemipodius nigrifrons. Temm. Gall. Ind. p. 754. 
Turnix ^ bandeau noit. Temm. Pig. et Gall. 3. p. 610. 
Ortygodes variegata. Vieil. Anal, d'une nouv. Ornith. Elem. 
p.Q9- (n.) 
This beautiful species measures six inches in 
length : the forehead is ornamented with three 
