GIBRALTAR TURNIX. 



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spot on their inner, and a black one on their outer 

 webs ; the lesser coverts have a black spot on 

 each web : the quills are grey, outwardly fringed 

 with white : the feet and the beak are brown. 



This species visits the southern parts of Spain in 

 its annual migrations from Africa. 



GIBRALTAR TURNIX. 

 (Turnix lunatus.) 



Tu, corpore supra jfusco nigro-Jasciato, suhtus Jlmescente-alboj 

 tectricibus alarum maculatis, gicld albo nigroque Jasciata, pec- 

 tore lunulis nigris, 



Turnix with the body above brown, fasciated with black ; be- 

 neath yellowish white 3 the wing-coverts spotted 3 the throat 

 striped with white and blacky the breast with black cres- 

 cents. 



Hemipodius lunatus. Temm, Gall. Ind. 756. 

 Tetrao Gibraltaricus. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 

 Perdix Gibraltarica. Lath, Ind. Orti. 2. 656. 45. 

 Turnix ^ croissants. Temm. Pig. et Gall. 3. 629. 

 Gibraltar Quail. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 790. 37. 



This rare species is thus described by Latham : 

 Length six inches and a half : beak black : 

 crown chesnut-brown, fringed with white : back 

 the same, barred with black : wing-coverts rusty 

 brown ; in the middle of each a black spot, sur- 



