HEMIPODIUS VARIUS, Temm. 
Fig. 1. 
Hm. capite nuchdque Icete brunneis, alho maculatis, fasciis magnis fuscis ; buccis linedque supra oculwti 
albis plumis ad apicem nigris ; guld cano-fuscd ; lateribus colli et dorso rvfo-brunneis ; dorso infe- 
riore, uropygio, et tectrkibus cauda, fasciis castaneo-rujis et nigris alternatis, dorso scapnlisque 
lineis nigris et albis notatis ; alis riijis, plumis singulis alho maculatis, pmstice macula nigra ; 
remigibus primaribus brunneis ; pectore lateribusque olivaceis, plumis singulis macnld triangulari 
ad apicem flavescenti-alhd ; abdomine teciricibusque caudce inferioribus flavo-alhidis ; rostra 
pallide olivaceo-fusco ; pedibus pallide carneis. 
Long. tot. 8 unc. ; rostri, f ; alee, 4; caudce, 1| ; tarsi, |. 
Crown of the head, nape, and forehead rich brown, spotted with white, and transversely rayed with 
large markings of brown ; feathers of the cheeks and a stripe over each eye white, slightly fringed with 
black at their tip.> ; throat greyish white ; back and sides of the neck and mantle rich rufous brown ; 
feathers of the back, rump, and upper tail-co^'erts transversely rayed with chestnut-red and black, 
the former and the scapularies striped laterally with black and white ; wings rufous, each feather 
spotted with white, wliich is bounded posteriorly with an irregular spot of black ; primaries brown ; 
chest and flanks olive, each feather having a triangular yellowish white spot at the tip ; centre of the 
abdomen and under tail-coverts yellowish white ; bill light olive brown ; legs light brown. 
Syn. Perdix varia. Lath. Ind. Orn., Supp., p. Ixiii. 
New Holland Partridge, Lath. Gen. Syn., Supp., vol. ii. p. 283. 
Varied Quail, Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. vii'i. p. S**. No. 88. 
Hemipodius varius, Temm. PI. Col., 454. f. 1. 
Habitat. Australia ; locality, New South Wales. 
HEMIPODIUS MELANOGASTER, Gould. 
Fig. 2. 
Hem. capite, auriculis, guld abdomineque nigris ; lined super ocidum oriente et ad nucliam excurrentc, 
plumis singulis maculd ad apicem cdbd ; nuchce jilumis nigris et castaneis, maculis pluribus 
albis ; dorso superiore castaneo-fusco, pjluiiiis singulis maculd alba, lineis duabus nigris cum 
fascia unicd nigra apiculi ; scapulis, tectricibus primariis secundariisque rufo-brunneis, plumis 
singulis macidd a.lbd nigro circumdatd ; remigibus primariis saturate brunneis ; femoribus et tec- 
tricibus superioribus et inferioribus caudce brunneis nigra fasciatis et irroratis ; rostro pallide 
brunneo ; pedibus carneis. 
Long. tot. 8^ unc; rostri, 1 ; alcB, 4^ ; caudce, 1| ; tarsi, ]^. 
Crown of the head, ear-coverts, throat, and centre of the abdomen black ; over each eye extends a 
line of feathers having each a small white spot at the tip ; this line extends to the nape, which part is 
also thickly spotted with white on a black and chestnut-coloured ground ; feathers on the sides of the 
chest and flianks black, having a large crescent-shaped marking of white near the tip ; mantle and 
upper part of the back rich chestnut brown, each feather iiaviiig a spot of white and a stripe of black 
on each side, and barred with black at or near the tij) ; shoulders, greater and lessee wing-coverts 
rufous brown, each feather having a white spot surrounded with a black line ; primaries dark brown ; 
thighs and upper and under tail-coverts brown freckled and crossed with black ; bill light brown; feet 
flesh colour. 
Hemipodius melanogaster, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837. 
Remark. The present bird exceeds all other known species in size, and is not inferior in the richness 
and beauty of its colouring to any of its allies. 
In the Collection of the Zoological Society of London, and in the Museum of King's College. 
Habitat. Australia : locality, New South Wales or Van Dienien's Land. 
