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spurred legs, and there are several other modified 
forms which will undoubtedly form Bitbgenera, such 
as the large bare- necked pheasant -looking partridges 
of Africa, but as we do not think the present work 
suitable for characterising new genera, or for enter- 
ing into minute distinctions, witli the exception of 
Ortyx and the Quails, we have kept them under the 
denomination of Perdix, but will point out the most 
marked distinctions as they occur. We have repre- 
sented as typical of the true partridges — 
