(  il>OXT<  >1* 
1  0.  j ifalMrii  (GmeL)  G.  EL  dray.  —  lYnlix  rufina  djpte, 
Ar.  t.  76.'';  Odoutophorus  rufus  Vieitl.  Gal.  tics  Ois.  t.  21 1.,  Gould, 
Monogr.  <  Wont.  pt.  i.  pi. 
I,  0.  ttm  talus  ( Tom  in.)  —  Pcrdix  capueira  Spi.r,  Av.  t.  7().b; 
Ortyx  capUtratiu  Junl.  S>  Selby,  111.  Orn.  pi.  38.,  Gould,  Monogr. 
( Mont.  pi.  ii.  pL 
.;.  ( >.  H$0ahU  Gould,   Proc.  Z.  S.  1812.  p.  183  Ortyx  leuco- 
•ticta  Xatt.  MSS.,  Qonld,  Monogr.  Odont.  pt.  ii.  pi. 
v.  0.  gutfhu  (Gould),  G.  It.  Cray,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1 837.  p.  79-, 
Monogr.  Odont  pt.  i.  pi. 
5.  O.  itropHhm   Gonld,   Proc  Z.  8.  1843.  p.  134.,  Monogr. 
Odont.  pi  L  pi. 
[ORIN  E 
6.  O.  tnarmorattU  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1843.  p.  107. 
7.  O.  lineolatus  (Licht.)  Gould. 
8.  O.  sprrioKiis  Tschudi,  Wiegm.  Arch.  1843.  p.  387- 
<).  O.  pachyrhynchus  Tschudi,  Faun.  Peru.  p.  46. 
10.  O.  macrourut  (.lard.  &  Selby),  III.  Orn.  pi.  49.,  Nat.  Llbr. 
Orn.  iv.  p.  IS.,  Gould,  Monogr.  Odont.  pt.  i.  pi. — Tetrao  inrvius 
Gmel.?;  Type  of  Dendrortyx  Gould  (184.5). 
11.  O.  barbatUI  (Licht.)  Gould,  Monogr.  Odont.  pt.  ii.  pi. 
12.  ().  leucophrys  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1843.  p.  132.,  Monogr. 
Odont.  pt.  ii.  pi. 
Cvutonyx  Gould.* 
Dill  Bhort  and  broad,  with  the  eulmen  elevated  at  the  base  and  much  arched,  and  the  sides  gradually 
compressed  to  the  tip,  which  is  obtuse ;  the  lateral  margins  curved,  those  of  the  lower  mandible  slightly 
bidentated  on  each  side,  and  the  gonys  moderate  and  ascending  ;  the  nostrils  basal,  and  placed  in  a  short 
broad  groove,  with  the  opening  covered  by  a  membranous  scale.  Wings  short  and  round,  with  the 
tertiaries  longer  than  the  primaries  and  pendent.  Tail  very  short,  and  hidden  by  the  coverts.  Tarsi 
stronsr,  shorter  than  the  middle  toe,  and  covered  in  front  with  divided  transverse  scales.  Toes 
moderate,  strong,  and  strongly  scutellated;  the  inner  shorter  than  the  outer  toe;  the  lateral  toes  slightly 
united  at  their  base;  the  hind  toe  elevated  and  strong;  the  claws  long,  very  strong,  slightly  curved, 
and  obtuse. 
The  -pceies  of  this  division  are  peculiar  to  Mexico;  and  their  habits  and  manners  are  unknown. 
I.  C.  Mastena  (Less.)  Gould,  Ul.de  Zool.  t.  52.  —  Ortyx  Mon- 
teKumir  Vigors,  Jard.  &  Selby,  Ill.Orn.pl.  126.;  Odontophorus 
meleagris  Wag  I.  ;  Perdix  perspicillata  Licht.  Gould,  Monogr.  Odont. 
pt.  i.  pi. 
2.  C.ocelUitus  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1 836.  p.  7.5.,  Monogr.  Odont. 
pt.  ii.  pi. 
Ortyx  Steph.'f 
Bill  short,  broad  at  the  base,  the  sides  gradually  compressed  forwards,  and  the  eulmen  elevated 
at  the  base  and  arched  to  the  tip,  which  is  obtuse ;  the  lateral  margins  slightly  festooned  and  curved, 
that  of  the  lower  mandible  bidentated  near  the  tip  on  each  side  ;  the  nostrils  basal,  and  placed  in  a  short 
rounded  groove,  with  the  opening  covered  by  a  membranous  scale.  Wings  moderate  and  rounded,  with 
the  third  quill  nearly  as  long  as  the  fourth,  fifth,  and  sixth,  which  are  the  longest.  Tail  short,  broad, 
and  rounded.  Tarsi  rather  shorter  than  the  middle  toe,  with  the  front  part  covered  by  narrow  divided 
scales.  Toes  long,  rather  slender,  and  the  outer  longer  than  the  inner  toe,  the  base  of  both  slightly 
united  by  a  short  membrane ;  the  hind  toe  slightly  elevated  and  moderate  ;  the  claws  moderate,  curved, 
and  acute. 
•  Established  by  Mr.  Gould  in  (1845). 
t  Established  by  Mr.  Stephens  in  1819  (General  Zool.  xi.  pt.  2.  p.  376.).     It  embraces  Eupnychorty.r  and  Philortyx  of  Mr.  (iould  (1845). 
