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Genus Perdix or True Partridges . 47 



Perdix cinerea. — Partridge . . . 48 



Genus Caccabis or Rock Partridges . 51 



Caccabis rufa.— Red-legged Partridge 52 



Genus Coturnix or Quails . 55 



Coturnix communis. — Quail . 56 



Order RALLIFORMES. 



Family RALLID^ or RAILS 59 



Genus Crex or Crakes . 60 



Crex pratensis. — Corn Cralce . 61 



„ porzana. — Spotted Crake 65 



„ bailloni. — Baillon's Crake 68 



„ parva. — Little Crake . 71 



Genus Rallus or Typical Rails 74 



Rallus aquaticus. — Water Rail 75 



Genus Gallinula or True Waterhicns 78 



Gallinula chloropus. — Waterhen 79 



Genus FULICA or CoOTS . . 83 



Fulica atra. — Common Coot . . 84 



Order GRUIFORMES. 



Family GRUIDiE or CRANES. . 88 



Genus Grus or Cranes . 89 



Grus communis. — Common Crane . . 90 



„ virgo. — Demoiselle Crane . 94 



Order CHARADRIIFORMES. 



Family OTIDID/E or BUSTARDS 98 



Genus Otis or Bustards . 99 



Otis tarda. — Great Bustard . . 100 



„ tetrax. — Little Bustard ... . 103 



„ macqueeni. — Macqueen's Bustard . . 106 



