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BLACK-NECKED ORTYGIS. 
Ortygis nigricollis. 
PLATE XXVIII. 
Turnix cagnan, Hemipodius nigricollis, Temminck, Pigeons 
et Gallinaces, iii. p. 619. 
This is a stronger species than the last, coming 
nearer to the true quails, being rather more than six 
inches in length. The head and neck are deep black, 
mingled above with white and brown, but upon tbe 
throat generally of a solid black. The upper plu- 
mage is varied with irregular markings of yellowish 
brown and black, and the breast is largely baired 
with the latter colour upon a pale yellowish-brown 
ground. It inhabits the island of Madagascar, and 
most probably also the continent of Africa. 
The next birds we have to notice are the last in 
this important and interesting family, but although 
they have been placed last, we are by no means cer- 
tain of their situation. The Tinamous, forming the 
genus Crypturus of Illiger, are all natives of the 
New World, particularly abounding in the Brazilian 
and tropical forests, whose open glades they frequent 
during the day, and at night repose on the large 
