TETRAONID^. 



accompanying figure from that gentleman's beautiful 

 illustrations. 



Or. varius. 



Or. corpore cinereo rufo et riigro variegato, subtus albido; gula 

 cinerascente ; genis punctis parvis alhis; macula aiirium cceru' 

 lescente rostro corneo; pedibus pallide flmis. 



Turnix with the body varied with ash-colour, red and black, 

 beneath whitish, with the throat ashy 5 the cheek with small 

 white spots ; a blue spot on the ear; the beak horn-coloured; 

 the legs pale brown. 



Turnix varius. Vieill. Ency. Meth. 331. 



Inhabits New South Wales. 



Or. rufus. 



Or. corpore supra cinereo, punctis yiigris; jugulo nigra albo" 

 que vario; corpore subtus, remigibus primariis, rectrictbusque 

 lateralihus fusco-rujis ; rostro corneo, basi nigricante, pedibus 

 rubescentibus. 



Turnix with the body above cinereous, spotted with black ; the 

 jugulum varied with black and white 5 the body beneath, pri- 

 mary quills and lateral tail-feathers brown-red ; the beak horn- 

 coloured, its base dusky legs reddish. 



Turnix rufus. Vieill. Euc. Meth. 331. 



Inhabits China. 



Or ? Meiffrenii. 



Or.-* corpore supra rufo alboque vario, subtus albo; remigibus 

 primariis nigricantibus, Jiavescente-albo eaftus marginatis, rostro 

 graciliore, in medio albido, basi apiceque obscuro; pedibus incar- 

 natis. 



Turnix ? with the body varied above with red and white, beneath ' 

 white ; the primary quills dusky, outwardly edged with yel-^ 

 lowish-white ; the beak rather slender, whitish in the middle, 

 the base and tip obscure ; the legs flesh-colour. 



Turnix MeiflTrenii. Vieill. Enc. Meth. 332. 



Inhabits Senegal. <! 



