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SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
objects of the sportman's gun. Three kinds of 
Partridge, the Ked, and Grey-winged, and the 
Mottled or Common kind ; also a smaller kind 
called the Namaqua Partridge. Two quails, 
the Common Brown, and the Button Quail ; the 
latter is a very small mottled bird, and with a 
white breast of a game-like appearance. The 
Pheasant, as it is called, is more like a Grouse, 
but is in fact the " Leipoa Ocellata;" the same 
bird which is found in Australia, and is there 
called by the natives " Ngowoo" 
Of Guinea Fowls there are two varieties. 
The Common Mottled one, and the Tufted or 
Crested " Gallinoe) the latter is a very hand- 
some and graceful bird. 
To these may be added the " Urnkungele" of 
the Kaffirs, or "Wild Turkey : a large black bird 
somewhat similar in size, shape, plumage, and 
habits, to the domesticated one, but wary and 
difficult to shoot. It always builds its nest in 
the face of precipices. 
Beside a long list of the " Gallatores" such 
as the Plovers, Curlew, Herons, Sandpipers, 
Stilt-plovers, Cranes, Haddadah, and Egrets, 
there are also several worthy of note amongst 
the " Gallinules" as much prized by connois- 
seurs in game. Of these none come before the 
" African Painted Snipe 55 for beauty. The 
length of this little bird is about seven or 
