GIBRALTAR TURNIX. 
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spot on their inner, and a black one on their outer 
webs ; the lesser coverts have a black spot on 
each web : the quills are grey, outwardly fringed 
with white : the feet and the beak are brown. 
This species visits the southern parts of Spain in 
its annual migrations from Africa. 
GIBRALTAR TURNIX. 
(Turnix lunatus.) 
Tu. corf ore swpra Jusco nigro-fosciato, suhtus Jlavescente-albo, 
iectricibus alarum maculatis, gula albo nigroque Jasciata, pec^ 
tore lunulis nigris, 
Turnix with the body above brown, fasciated with black; be- 
neath yellowish white ; the wing-coverts spotted 3 the throat 
striped with white and black 3 the breast with black cres- 
cents. 
Hemipodius lunatus. Temm. Gall. Ind. ysQ. 
Tetrao Gibraltaricus. Gmel. Sysi. Nat. 1. J66. 
Perdix Gibraltarica. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2 . 656 . 45 . 
Turnix ^ croissants. Temm. Pig. et Gall. 3 . 629. 
Gibraltar Quail. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 700. 37* 
This rare species is thus described by Latham : 
“ Length six inches and a half : beak black : 
crown chesnut-brown, fringed with white: back 
the same, barred witlx black : wing-coverts rusty 
brown ; in the middle of each a black spot, sur- 
