96 EXCALFACTORIA. 



Sind, on 7th August, and the young were running ahout at the Hubb River 

 on the 1st September, when the Grey Quail came in. — A. Le M.) Four to nine 

 eggs (M8 X 0-89), buff, speckled and blotched brown. 



The call of the Eain Quail is disyllabic — Whit! wMtl and stronger than that 

 of the Grey Quail. (J. 830. B. 1356. 0. 16. O.G. i. 185. H. & M. ii. 151.) 



60. Coturnix delegorguei. Dblegorgue's Quail. 

 $ 6". Under parts chestnut with large black breast-patch. Africa S. of 

 15° N". lat. Eecently obtained at Aden. 



Also C. pedoralis. 7". The Australian Quail. Head, chin, and throat dull brick-red. 

 Lower plumage white, with black shaft stripes and a black chest-patch. — Female : Chest and 

 breast longitudinally barred black, with central bu£F interspace. Known as the " Stubble 

 Quail" in Tasmania. Seven to fourteen eggs (1-2 x 094), yellowish white, blotched brown. 

 Australia and Tasmania. 



C. novce zealandice. 74". The New Zealand Quail, like C. pectoralis, but head, chin, and 

 throat are chestnut, with black bar on each side of throat. — Female: Buff interspace on breast 

 small or wanting. 



Also the genus Synoscus, the Swamp-Quails, like Coturnix, but axillary feathers are short 

 and grey. Three species. 



S. australis. 74". The Australian Swamp-Quail. Sides of head and throat dull grey. 

 Below buff, with grey centres, and almost devoid of black cross-bars. — Female : Sides of crown 

 black. Chest pale rufous, barred black. S.E. New Guinea, Australia, and Tasmania. 

 Weight 4f oz. Ten to eighteen egga (117 x 0-92), bluish white, dotted light brown. 



S. raalteni. 74". Eaalten'a Swamp-Quail. Head, chin, throat, and below rufous. — Female.' 

 Chest rufous, with black bars nearly obsolete. Timor and Flores. 



S. plumbeus. The Grey Swamp-Quail. Resembles S. australis, but plumage more grey. 

 S.E. New Guinea. 



Genus EXCALFACTORIA. 



ExcalfactoriiiS, a, um= warming, heating. 



First primary subequal to or shorter than second (longest). Sides without 

 shaft streaks. Outer webs of primaries plain. No spurs. Tail of eight feathers 

 entirely hidden by upper tail-coverts and less than half length of wing. Mono- 

 gamous. The Oriental region, Australia, and Africa. 



61. Excalfactoria chinensis. Thb Blub-bbeasted or Fainted Quail. 



Khair-butai, Nepal; Burli, Deccan; Ngon, Surma; Peeyo, Malay. 



^ 5f" to 6"; 1| to 2 oz. $ 5". Legs bright yellow. Bill black.— ilfaZe .• 

 Rich plumage. Chin and throat black, enclosing white cheek-patch. Above 

 brown, blotched black, with white shaft stripes. Narrow red wing-band. Quills 

 plain. Breast blue. Below chestnut — Female : brown ; breast with dark cross- 

 bars; chin and throat white. Ceylon, India, Indo-Chinese countries, Formosa, 

 and Celebes. Four to six eggs (0-98 x 0-76), olive-brown, speckled purple. 

 J. 831. B. 1354. 0. 17. O.G. i. 193. H. & M. ii. 162.) 



Also E. lineata, the Island Fainted Quail. Differs from E. chinensis in being darker above 

 and more strongly blotched with black. Philippines, Sulu Islands, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, 

 and Australia. 



E. lepida. 4-8". The New Britain Painted Quail. No trace of chestnut on wing-coverts. 

 Below slaty blue. Vent and under tail-coverts chestnut. The smallest game bird. New 

 Britain to E. of New Guinea. 



E. adansoni. 5-2". Adanson's Painted Quail. Above blackish brown washed slate. 

 Wing-coverts and upper tail-coverts chestnut. Below slate-grey. Sides and flanks bright 

 chestnut. Africa S. of 5° N. lat. (O.G. i. 195.) 



