no 



Bhutan and China, 

 O. 41. O.G. i. 79. 



ODONTOPHOEINJS.— PERISTEEOPODES, 



(J. 817. B. 1380. 



Eggs dull white, freckled red-brown. 

 H. & M. ii. 1.) 



R. Le M., Mussoorie, 1864. 



Subfamily ODONTOPHOEiNiE. American Pakteidges and Quails. 



Distinguished from all the other subfamilies of PJiasianidce, by having the cutting edge of 

 the lower mandible more or less distinctly serrated. Crested (except in Ortyx and Rhynchortyx), 

 No spurs. Fourth quill longest (except in Dendrortyx). Tail of twelve feathers (except in 

 CalUpepla and Ehynchortyx). It includes the following genera : — 



Dendrortyx. Three species of Long-tailed Partridges from Mexico and C. America. Males 

 varying in length from 13i" to 15". 



CalUpepla. Two species of Scaly Partridges with tail of fourteen feathers. One from New 

 Mexico, called also the "Blue Quail" or the "White Top-knot Quail," and the other from 

 Texas. 10". 



Oreortyx. The Plumed Partridge or " Mountain Quail " from W.N. America. 9i" long. 



Lophortyx. Four species of Californian Quail from W.N. America and Mexico. Varying 

 from 9" to 10" in length. \ 



Fhilortyx. The Mexican Barred Partridge. 7i" in length. 



Eupsychortyx. Eight species of Crested Quails from C. and S. America. Varying from 

 8" to 9" in length. 



Ortyx. Ten species of Colins or Bobwhites from U.S. America and Mexico. Varying from 

 7i" to 9". 



Cyrtonyx. Three species of Harlequin Quails from Mexico and C. America. With long 

 claws, and varying from 7i" to 8J" in length. 



Dadylortyx. The Long-nailed Partridge from C. America. 9" in length. 



Odontophorus. Fifteen species of Thick-billed Partridges from S. and C. America. Varying 

 from 9i" to llj" in length. Six of these species have the chest and breast spotted with white. 



Rhynchortyx. Two species of Long-legged Colins. With tail of ten feathers. From 

 C.America. 7i" in length. (O.G. ii. 112-163.) 



Suborder PERISTEROPODES. 



Hind toe on same level as the other toes. Inner notch of breast-bone less than 

 half the length of the entire breast-bone. 



This suborder includes three families, viz. Curassows (Curassows, Mountain 

 Pheasants, Penelopes, Guans), Hoatzins, and Megapodes (Brush-Turkeys, Maleos, 

 and Megapodes). 



