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TUE COEOMANDEL QUAIL, 
Columir iexlilU.^TF.ittmscK. 
PLATE VIIL 
Coronumdel Quail, Latham, General Hhtertf^ viii. p. 310 
CailJe Xutl^i', Cotumix tcxtilin, TemmiRckt Pigeon* et 
GatlinactSy iii. p. M'> PL Colttriej;g, pi. '65, 
The Quails, forming the genus Cotumix of mo- 
derns, ane at first sight so Bimilar to the partridges, 
tlittt thfy ai*** not to be distinguished witliout a Icnow- 
ledge of tlifir haliit;*, anci examitiatioii of tlieir forms. 
In llie bill and legs there are slight mudifications, 
but the form of tlie wing is quite different, the first 
three qtitils lieing longest, white in the parlridgen the 
tJiird is tlie longest, and a rounded w5ng of feas 
power is ilie comsequence. It may be recollected 
that, though the paxtritlges were said to migrate in 
some countiiei^, the migration is comparaiiveiy very 
partial, and often only from one part of a con* 
tineni to another ; on the other han<!, almost all 
the quails migrate to a certain distance, and hence 
perform tenglhened journeys often across the seas. 
In their habits they also shew considerable dif- 
ference, as they never perch. They often assem- 
ble in large flocks after the breeding Beaaon : and aU 
