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the eye : the reft: of the body is fulvous above, mixed with white: 

 legs fulvous. 



This bird inhabits Mexico, and frequents the fields. Has the Place. 



fame note, and manner of living, as the other Mexican Quails. 



Another Quail is likewife mentioned by Fernandez *, which, 

 he fays, is the fize and fiiape of our Quail, and has the plumage 

 of other Quails of Mexico ; characters too indiflinct to give in- 

 formation of the fpecies. 



» ;. 

 La Caille de Java, Brif. orn. 1. p. 251. 15. NOlsV f* 



Le Rcveil-matin, ou la Caille de Java, Buf. oif. ii. p. 479. 



Coturnix Indica Bontii (Indian Quail of Bontius), Rait Sjn. p. 58.7.— 



Will. orn. 171. pi. 29. 



QIZE of a 'Turtle, and exactly refembles our Quail, but has Description. 



a longer bill. 



This inhabits the ifland of Java, and cries by intervals like ?!; ACE ANB 



,.. , . Manners. 



our Quail, but the none more like that which Bitterns make in 



the rr.arfhes than any kind of Quail : is eafily tamed : but of fo 

 cold a nature, that if not kept warm, efpecially of nights, and 

 expofed to the fun, with fand ftrewed under them, they are in 

 danger of dying. When kept in houfes, are valued by the inha- 

 bitants ; for the moment the fun rifes they begin their cry, fo 

 loud as to wake the whole houfe : hence ufed as an alarm. Said 

 to feed by coveys, like Partridges, in the woods ; but often kept 

 tame, the cock, hen, and whole brood, walking up and down the 

 yards of houfes like other poultry f . The cocks much given to 

 fighting among one another, like Game-cocks. 



* See Hift. des oif ii. p. 486. Le Cacolin. + Willughby. 



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