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GALLINiE. 
FAMILY. — TURNICIDiE. 
Turnix. 
Turnix, Bonnaterre, Tabl. Enc. Meth. p. lxxxii (1790). 
2816. Turnix sylvatica. 
Tetrao syhaticus, Desf. Hist. Ac. Roy. des Sc. 1787, p. 500, 
pi. 13. 
Turnix sylvatica , Dresser, B. Eur. vii. p. 249, pi. 494. 
a (Askew) 1840. — b (Bt at Stevens's) 1847. 
A species of South-west Europe and North Africa. 
2817. Turnix lepurana. 
Hemipodius lepurana , Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 16. 
Turnix lepurana, Strickl. & Scl. Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 158: 
Gurney, in And. B. Damara-1. p. 249. 
a (Arthur Strickland) 1850. — b Damara-land (G. J. Anders- 
son) 1852. 
2818. Turnix sykesi. 
Hemipodius sykesi, Smith, 111. S. Afr. Zool. sub tab. 16. 
Turnix sykesi, Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 600. 
Turnix dussumieri, Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 161 (ex Temminck). 
a (Bt at Stevens's) 1844. — b, — c Madras ( (< Ortygis Sykesii , 
Smith,” T. C. Jerdon) 1845. — d India (“ Turnix variabilis, 
Hodgs. dussumieri, apud Sykes” E. Blyth) 1846. 
To avoid the confusion involved in applying Temminck’s name to 
this species as advocated by Blyth I follow J erdon in adopting Sir A. 
Smith’s title for it. 
2819. Turnix joudera. 
Turnix joudera, Hodgs. Beng. Sport. Mag. 1838, pi. 1. f. 1: 
Gray & Mitch. Gen. B. iii. pi. 131. 
Turnix tanki, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xii. p. 180*: Ibis, 1867, 
p. 161. 
Turnix dussumieri, Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 599 (nec Temm.). 
a India ( Cashmore ) 1839. — b S. India (“ Ortygis tanki, apud 
Blyth,” T. G. Jerdohi) 1844. — c £ Benares (W. J. E. Boys ) 1847. 
If Blyth is right in saying that Temminck’s name is not appli- 
