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spurred Ipgn, nntl there are sfverat other modified 
fonttA whit Ji U'ill iJiulou!ite<11y form Buhgenera, such 
&!^ the iiirge hurO'TUH'ked phiMHant-Iorikinir partrid^rea 
of Africa, but as u'e do not ihink the present work 
suitable for characterising new geiiem, or for enter- 
ing into minute <lislirit'tiort*<^ with the exception of 
Ortyx anil the Qusiilt^, we hnvn hopt llieui tituJerthe 
ci(?ni>mination of Fcrdixt hut will point out the moat 
mftrke<J ilis tine t ion* iis they occur. We have repr«* 
eetited m lypieal of the true partridges — 
