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and often spoken of as Quails also exist in the New World, 

 constituting some four-and-forty species, amongst which is 

 the handsome Californian Quail {Lophortyx calif omicus), with 

 its elegant nodding crest. 



There are some very small Game Birds called " Hemipodes '' 

 or " Bustard Quails," which are very like Quails, though they 



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The Black-breasted Hemipode {Tumix taigoor). 



can easily be distinguished from the latter by their not having- 

 any hind toe. They are found from China to Australia, in 

 India, Southern Europe, and in Africa. The Black-breasted 

 Hemipode (2\{TOia; toig^oor) may serve as a type. The species 

 which inhabits Spain {T. sylvatica) has even strayed as far as 

 England. 

 .Certain Birds known as Sand-grouse are so unlike trae 



