132 MEMOIRS OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM 
parts of the world a considerable number of gallinaceous birds have been brought 
to light, the more important of which are enumerated in the following list. 
TABLE SHowING GEOLOGICAL DisTRIBUTION OF GALLINACEOUS Brrps. 
Middle Eocene. 
Gallinuloides wyomingensis Eastman. Green River limestone; Uinta County, 
Wyoming. 
Upper Eocene. 
Palxortyx hoffmanni (Gervais). Gypsum of Paris Basin, Montmartre. 
s! blanchardi Milne-Edwards. Gypsum of Paris Basin, Montmartre. 
ys sp. indet. Gypsum of Paris Basin, Montmartre. 
FKilholornis paradoxa Milne-Edwards. Quercy Phosphorites. 
‘ gravis Sele ges: e es 
S debilis of i of es 
Tuoperdix pessieti (Gervais). Lacustrine limestone ; Armissan (Aude). 
3 (73 (73 ce 
fs keltica Hastman. 
Oligocene. 
Meleagris antiquus Marsh. White River Beds ; Colorado. 
Lower Miocene. 
Palxortyx cayluxensis Lydekker. Phosphorites of Caylux (‘Tarn-et-Garonne). 
s gallica Milne-Edwards. Lacustrine deposits of Allier, and Phosphorites 
of Caylux. 
as brevipes Milne-Edwards. Lacustrine deposits of Allier. 
“ (2?) phasianoides “ is “ ; 
«media 4 ee ‘““ (descrip. insuf.). 
Middle Miocene. zZ 
Palxortyx edwardsi Depéret. Saint-Alban-de-Roche (Isére). 
Palxoperdix longipes Milne-Edwards. Sansan (Gers). 
i prisca a ‘ 8 
cc (?) sansamiensis “ ee 3 
Phasianus alts of s ‘ and Saint-Alban-de-Roche (Isére). 
medius es Sansan (Gers). 
- desnoyerst a Orleannais. 
Upper Miocene. 
Phasianus altus Milne-Edwards. Lacustrine deposits ; Giningen, Switzerland. 
