TETllAO. 



joined at the apex ; this is the hetcroclitous grous of Latham. 

 Found in the Southern Tartarian delart. 



B. ll^ilh pap'tUofe Shin about the Eyes ; and naked Legs. 



c. With the Feet of the Male /purred. PerdiCES, or Par- 

 tridges. 



Francolinus. Abdomen and throat black, and wedge- 

 formed tail : this is tlie tetrao orientalis of HafTdquift, and 

 francolin of other authors. Found in the loutli of Afia and 

 Europe, and in Africa, of the fizc of the partridge, feeding 

 on feeds, emitting a hilling found, and flelli delicious. 



Madauascakiensis. Abdomen black, varied with large 

 red fpots ; throat white ; the two intermediate tail-feathers 

 reddilh, with black bands ; the pintido partridge of Latham. 

 Found in Madagafcar. 



RuFUs. Legs and beak fanguincous ; throat white, 

 furrounded with a band black, white pointed : this is the 

 perdix grxca of Briflon and Ray, the bartavelle of BufFon, 

 the red partridge of Albin, the Greek or great red par- 

 tridge of Willughby, and Greek partridge of Latham. 

 Of this fpecies there are three varieties, w'z. the tetrao ru- 

 fus of Gnielin, or perdix rubra of BrilTon, or perdix rufa 

 major of Gelner and Jonfton, or red-legged partridge of 

 Ray, Willughby, and Albin, or Guerniey partridgfe of 

 Latham ; the perdix rufa alba of BrifTon ; and the perdix 

 rubra barbarica of Briflon, or the red-legged partridge from 

 Barbary of Edwards, or Barbary partridge of Shaw's Tra- 

 vels. Found gregarious in the woody mountains of Europe, 

 Afia, and Africa, much larger than the partridge. 



Perdix. With a naked fcarlet fpot under the eyes ; 

 tail ferruginous ; breall brown ; and legs whitifh : this is 

 the common partridge, (which fee.) Of this fpecies there 

 are the following varieties ; vi%. perdix cinereo alba 

 of Briflon ; perdix tota alba ; perdix torque albo ; perdix 

 brunnea ; perdix mento gulaqae, or chin and throat red. 

 Found in flocks in the cultivated fields and paflures of Eu- 

 rope and Siberia. 



Damascenus. With a naked fcarlet fpot under the 

 eyes ; tail ferruginous ; breaft brown ; and legs yellow : the 

 perdix damafcena of Briflon, and Damafcus partridge of 

 Ray, Willughby, and Latham. This fpecies migrates in 

 flocks through the middle of Europe, and is alhed to the 

 partridge, but lefs, with a longer beak. 



Montanus. Legs and beak red ; throat reddifli and 

 dingy : the perdix montana of BrifTon. Found in the 

 mountains of Europe. 



RuBUicoLLis. Legs, beak, chin, and throat naked, all 

 red : the red-necked partridge of Latham. Found in 

 Africa. 



Petrosus. Beak and legs red ; body brown, and ferru- 

 ginous fpot on the breaft : the rufous-breafted partridge 

 of Latham. Found amid the rocks and mountains near 

 Gambia. 



Perlatus. Legs and eye-brows red ; beak blackifli ; 

 throat white ; and body varied with brown : the perdix 

 chinenfis of Brilfon, and peai'led partridge of Latham. 

 Found in China : and it has a variety with beak and legs 

 brown, eye-brows fpotted with white and black, at the Cape 

 of Good Hope. 



Bicalcaratus. With double-fpurred feet, and black 

 eye-brows : the Senegal partridge of Latham. Found near 

 the Senegal. 



Zeylonnensis. With double-fpurred feet ; beak and 

 naked area of the eyes red ; tail round and brown : the Cey- 

 lon partridge of Latham. 



Spadiceus. With twe-fpurred feet red ; beak yellow ; 



and body fpadiceous or bright red-coloured ; the brown Afri- 

 can partridge of Latham. Found in Madagafcar. 



Nt'nicoi.i.is. With two-fpurred feet, and naked throat 

 red ; the bare-iicckcd partridge of Latham. 



GiNCK ii.s. Bill black ; rump and tail red, grey, and 

 black mixed ; and eye-brows white : the Gi»gi partridge of 

 Latiiam. Found near Gingi, in Corpmandel. 



PoNDlCKHiANUs. Bill black; two intermediate tail- 

 featliers red, numerous angulated lines brown ; and four 

 bands ochre-coloured : the Pondicherry partridge of Latham. 

 Found in Coromandel. 



N.EVius. Legs and bill reddifh ; body brown, varie- 

 gated with yellow : the ococolin of Ray and Buffon, the 

 Mexican partridge of Latham. Found in the temperate 

 pans of New Spam. 



d. Coturnicss, or Quails. See QuAILS. 

 e. With four Toes. 



Ferrugineus. Legs and beak brown ; body beneath 

 diluted light red, above ferruginous-brown ; feathers of the 

 neck longer and acutely tipped ; the hackled partridge of 

 Latham. Found in China. 



Javanicus. Legs flelh-coloured ; front, fpot on the hind 

 head, and abdomen, orange ; beak, breaft and tail cine- 

 reous, varied witli black : Javan partridge of Latham. 

 Found in the ifland of Java. 



ViRiDis. Green ; legs and beak reddifti ; area of the 

 eyes red ; wings fpadiceous : the green partridge of 

 Latham. 



Virginianus. With a black band above and below the 

 eyes ; vertical line yellow ; the Virginian partridge of La- 

 tham. Foinid among the trees of America. 



Marilandus. With white eye-brows ; neck pointed 

 with white and black : the New England partridge of 

 various writers ; the Maryland partridge of the Arftic Zoo- 

 logy and of Latham. Found in America. 



Kakelik. Bill, eye-lids and legs fcarlet ; breaft ci- 

 nereous ; back undulated with white and cinereous. Found 

 in Bucharia, &c. 



Caspius. Cinereous, fpotted with light red ; the nof- 

 trils, orbits, and temples duflcy. Found near Aftrabad, in 

 Perfia. 



Mexicanus. Legs and bill fanguineous ; the fuperciliary 

 line white : the coturnix ludoviciana of Briflon, colcui- 

 cuiltu of Ray and Willughby, the Louifiana quail of La- 

 tham. Found in Louifiana. 



Falklandicus. Variegated with brown fpots and 

 curvated ftrias ; beneath white ; bill lead-coloured ; legs 

 brown ; temples fpotted with white : Malouine quail of La- 

 tham. Found in the Falkland iflands. 



Nov^B HiSPANiif'.. Legs and bill black ; crcfted iiead 

 and neck variegated with white and black ; body and quill- 

 feathers yellow, the latter tipped with white : this is the grand 

 colin of Buffon, and Mexican quail of Latham. Found in 

 New Spain. 



CoYOLCos. With yellow legs ; crown and neck fafciated 

 with white and black ; body above yellow, varied with wliite. 

 This is the coturnix mexicana of Briflon ; the coyoleo/.quo 

 of Ray and Willughby, the coyolcos of Buffon, and Itlfer 

 Mexican quail of Latham ; the eyes are black. 



SusciTATOK. Variegated with yellowifh, red, black and 

 grey; bill longer. This is the coturnix javenfis of BrifTon, 

 the coturnix indica Bontii of Ray and Willughby, the 

 reveil-matin or caille de Java of Buffon, and noif^ quail of 

 Latham. Found in the woods of Java. 



Striatus. With reddifh legs ; white eye-brows ; tail, 



tluroat, 



