310 PHASIANID^. 



Eab. Costa Eica, Las Trojas, Pozo Azul de Pirris {Zeledon *) ; Panama 2 s^ Chiriqui 

 (i^««ys 9j Bugaba, Chepo {Arce^^),lAon Hill {M'Leannan^). — Westeen South 

 America southwards to Bolivia •''. 



The Marbled Quail was first described by Gould from specimens obtained at 

 Santa Fe de Bogota. It is very closely allied to 0. guianensis, some examples 

 examined, especially one from Lion Hill, Panama, approaching that species very 

 closely. Mr. Bangs ^ is of opinion that the Chiriqui bird, which he says is darker, 

 should be separated from true 0. marmoratus, and has named it 0. castigatus. The 

 species appears to frequent the forests, and was met with by Tschudi in the Andes of 

 Peru at elevations of from 4000 to 7000 feet. Its habits are unknown. 



2. Odontophorus melanotis. (Tab. LXXIII.) 



Orfow^ojsAorasmeZano/is, Salv. P.Z. S. 1864, p. 586'; 1867, p. 161'; Ibis, 1872, pp. 313,323'; 

 V. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 374' ; Zeledon, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. viii. p. 112' ; An. Mus. 

 Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 128°; Richm. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 524^; Grant, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 435 ' ; Handb. Game-Birds, ii. p. 155 " ; Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 449 ". 



Supra saturate brunneus, oigro obscure vermiculatus, scapularibus efc secrmdariis intimis nigro maculatis, his 

 quoque ochraceo intus maculatis ; tectricibus alarum paullo pallidioribus, striis parvis albis maculatis ; 

 remigibus sepiariis, primariis extus rufo indentatis, secundariis fulvo vermiculatim irroratis ; pileo et 

 corpore subtus toto saturate vinaceo-castaneis ; facie lateral! et g^a nigris ; crissi lateribus et snb- 

 caudalibus brunneis, arenario nigroque vermiculatis ; alia intus cinerascenti-brunneis. Long, tota circa 8-5, 

 alae 5-6, caudae 2-1, culm. 0-75, tarsi 1-7. (Descr. avis typicae ex Tucurriqui. Mus. nostr.) 



Ilab. jSTicakagua, Chontales {Belt ^ ®), Eio Escondido {Richmond '^) ; Costa Rica {Arce ^, 

 Zeledon ^), Tucurriqui {Arce ^ ^), Dota, Candelaria {v. Frantzius *), Miravalles 

 ( Underwood ^"j, Jimenez {Zeledon ^) ; Panama, Santiago, Veraguas {Arce ^ ^). 



The chestnut crown and under surface of the body distinguish this species, the black 

 face and throat being also conspicuous features. The type specimen from Tucurriqui, 

 Costa Eica, is probably a female, as it agrees with a bird of this sex obtained by 

 Mr. Underwood at Miravalles. A male from Veraguas sent by Arce has the crown of 

 a somewhat paler chestnut colour, and the mantle of a more uniform dark olive-brown, 

 not showing the fine vermiculations of the Costa Eican female, while the light spots 

 at the end of the inner webs of the inner secondaries are not visible. 



Very little is known respecting the habits of the Black-eared Quail. Like its 

 allies, this species inhabits the forest. Mr. Eichmond "^ met with a flock of rather 

 more than a dozen on the Eio Escondido, and when flushed they took refuge in the 

 branches of the trees, afterwards flying off into the forest two or three at a time. 

 Mr. Underwood obtained a single specimen at Miravalles ^°, but no more were seen, 

 and it appears to be a scarce bird. 



