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ORTYGOKNIS. 



Genus ORTYGORNIS. 



Ortyx='Si>Tvi=t'be Quail, in classical Greek; from the root of verto =HtuTn, from its 

 whirling flight. Cf. Sanskrit uartotes=a Quail, ■!;art=to roll, ilppis = a bird. 



Tip of bill well turned over. Included by Blanford and Ogilvie-Grant under 

 FrancoKnus, but herein separated to include those species which want the defined 

 row of rufous spots on both webs of primaries. The feathers of the back and 

 scapulars with or without white or buff shaft streaks. 



(ii.) With no defined row of buff spots on both primaries. Back and scapulars 

 with lohite or buff shaft streaks. Breast and flanks buff, uniformly 

 barred black. 

 76. Ortygornis pondicerianus. The Geby or Spubrbd or Bush-Partridge. 

 Titur, India; Goujul-haki, Mysore; Kondari (Tamil); Kuwunzu (Telugn) ; Oussa- 

 watuwa, Ceylon; Jirufti (Persian). 



^ Hi" to 13i"; 9 to 12 oz. ? 10" to 12"; 7 to 11 oz. Legs bright red. 

 Bill plumbeous. — Male: Band over eye and cheeks rufous. Sides of neck 

 delicately barred black and white. Back, upper tail, and wing-coverts red-brown, 

 with three bars cream-yellow. Below buff finely but irregularly barred black.. 

 Tail chestnut. Quills brown. — Female smaller, with no spurs, India, Ceylon^ 

 and Persian Gulf. Six to nine eggs (1-3 x 1-03), white, tinged brown. 



Mayting, 4.11.75. 



Also F. lathami. 10". Latham's Francolin from W. Africa. Throat and foreneck black. 

 Breast black, with white heart-shaped spots. — FcTnale : Above faintly and irregularly barred 

 rufous and black. 



With breast and flanks whitish tuff uniformly barred black. 



F. cogui. 11". The Coqui Francolin from E., S., and S.W. Africa. Nape and below 

 T*hite, regularly barred black. Pair of spurs. — Female: Eyebrow stripes black. Nape and 

 breast duU chestnut, with white shaft streaks. No spurs. 



F. hubbardi. 10". Hubbard's Francolin from Victoria Nyanza. Similar to F. coqui, but; 

 entire breast is uniform buff, unbarred. 



F. schlegeli. Sohlegel's Francolin from Equatorial Africa. Differs from F. coqui in having 

 shoulders, wing-coverts, and outer webs of secondaries uniform light red. (O.G. i. 108-112.) 



