HEMIPODIUS VARIUS, Temm. 



Fig. 1. 



Hem. capite nuchdque Icete brunneis, albo maculatis, fasciis magnis fuscis ; buccis linedque supra oculum 

 albis plumis ad apicem nigris ; guld cano-fuscd ; lateribus colli et dorso rufo-brunneis ; dorso i/t fe- 

 riore, uropygio, et tectricibus caudai, fasciis castaneo-rujis et nigris alternatis, dorso scapidisque 

 lineis nigris et albis notatis ; alis rujis, plumis singulis albo maculatis, postice macula nigra ; 

 remigibus primaribus brunneis ; pectore lateribusque olivaceis, plumis singulis macidd triangulari 

 ad apicem jlavescenti-albd ; abdomine tectricibusque caudce inferioribus flavo-albidis ; rostro 

 pallide olivaceo-fusco ; pedibus pallide carneis. 



Long. tot. 8 unc. ; rostri, J ; alai, 4; cauda?, 1| ; tarsi, J. 



Crown of the head, nape, and forehead rich brown, spotted with white, and transversely rayed with 

 large markings of brown ; feathers of the cheeks and a stripe over each eye white, slightly fringed with 

 black at their tips ; throat greyish white ; back and sides of the neck and mantle rich rufous brown ; 

 feathers of the back, rump, and upper tail-coverts transversely rayed with chestnut-red and black, 

 the former and the scapularies striped laterally with black and white ; wings rufous, each feather 

 spotted with white, which is bounded posteriorly with an irregular spot of black ; primaries brown ; 

 chest and flanks olive, each feather having a triangular yellowish white spot at the tip ; centre of the 

 abdomen and under tail-coverts yellowish white ; bill light olive brown ; legs light brown. 



Syn. Perdix varia, Lath. Ind. Orn., Supp., p. lxiii. 



New Holland Partridge, Lath. Gen. Syn., Supp., vol. ii. p. 283. 

 Varied Quail, Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. viii. p. 344. No. 88. 

 Hemipodius varius, Temm. PI. Col., 454. f. 1. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New South Wales. 



HEMIPODIUS MELANOGASTER, Gould. 



Fig. 2. 



Hem. capite, auriculis, guld abdomineque nigris ; lined super oculum oriente et ad nucham excurrente, 

 plumis singulis macula ad apicem alba ; nucha plumis nigris et castaneis, maculis pluribus 

 albis ; dorso superiore castaneo-fusco, plumis singulis macula albd, lineis duabus nigris cum 

 fascia unicd nigra apicali ; scapulis, tectricibus primariis secundariisque rufo-brimneis, plumis 

 singulis macidd albd nigro circumdatd ; remigibus primariis saturate brunneis ; femoribus et tec- 

 tricibus superioribus et inferioribus caudai brunneis nigro fasciatis et irroratis ; rostro pallide 

 brunneo ; pedibus carneis. 



Long. tot. 8 \ unc. ; rostri, 1 ; ala, 4J ; caudai, 1 J ; tarsi, }±. 



Crown of the head, ear-coverts, throat, and centre of the abdomen black ; over each eye extends a 

 line of feathers having each a small white spot at the tip ; this line extends to the nape, which part is 

 also thickly spotted with white on a black and chestnut-coloured ground ; feathers on the sides of the 

 chest and flanks black, having a large crescent-shaped marking of white near the tip ; mantle and 

 upper part of the back rich chestnut brown, each feather having a spot of white and a stripe of black 

 on each side, and barred with black at or near the tip ; shoulders, greater and lesser wing-coverts 

 rufous brown, each feather having a white spot surrounded with a black line ; primaries dark brown ; 

 thighs and upper and under tail-coverts brown freckled and crossed with black ; bill light brown ; feet 

 flesh colour. 



Hemipodius melanogaster, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837- 



Remark. The present bird exceeds all other known species in size, and is not inferior in the richness 

 and beauty of its colouring to any of its allies. 



In the Collection of the Zoological Society of London, and in the Museum of King's College. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New South Wales or Van Diemen's Land. 



