Birds of Celebes; Pliasianidae. 
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aries about Vo its length, tip formed by the 2“^ to S*** quills, the first scarcely 
shorter'). Sexes dissimilar. Strictly terrestrial. Sociable, consorting in coveys. 
285. EXCALFAOTORIA OHINENSIS (L.). 
Blue-breasted Quail. 
a. Chinese ftuail (Ij Eclw., Grlean. V, 77, pi. 247 (1758). 
b. Coturnix philippensis (I) Briss., Orn. 1760, I, 254, pi. XXV, f. 1. 
c. Tetrao chinensis (1) Linn., S. N. 1766, I, 277; (2) Glm., op. cit. 1788, I, 765 (sinensis). 
d. Coturnix excalfactoria (1) Temm., Pig. et Gall. 1815, m, 516, 742; (2) Joest, Das 
Holontalo 1883, 105. 
e. Coturnix chinensis (1) StrickL, P. Z. S. 1842, 167; (2) Schl., Handl. Dierk. 1857, 394; 
(3) Bernst, X. T. Ned. Ind. 1860, XXD, 33; (4) id., J. f. O. 1861, 189; (5) 
Mottl. & Sclat., P. Z. S. 1863, 221; (6) SwinL, Ibis 1869, 348; ('7) Hartl., Yog. 
Madag. 1877, 405; (8) Legge, B. Ceylon 1880, 755; (9) Vorderm., NT. Ned. 
Ind. XLI, 1 882, 209. 
/’. Synoicus chinensis (I) Rchb., Syn. Av., Gallinac. 1848, t. 192, fig. 1668—70; (11) Gld., 
B. Austr. 1848, V, pi. 92; (III) Diggles, B. Austr. H, pi. 96 (1868). 
Excalfactoria chinensis f'7^ Bp., Compt. Rend. 18.56, XLII, 881; (2) Jerd., B. Ind. HI, 591 
(1863); (3) Swinh., P. Z. S. 1863, 308; (4) id.. Ibis 1863, 398; (5) Sclat., t. c. 104; 
(VI) Gld., B. Asia VII, pi. 6 (1867); (7) Wald., Ibis 1872, 106; (8) Salvad., Oat. 
Ucc. Borneo 1874, 311; (9) Oates, Str. P. 1875, ID, 345; (10) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 
1875, IX, 224, 251; (11) David & Oust., Ois. Clnne 1877, 397; (12) Sharpe, 
P. Z. S. 1879, 350; (13) Hume, Str. F. 1879, VEH, 69; (14) Oates, t. c. 167; 
(XV) Hume & Marsh., Game B. Ind. H, 162, pi. (1879); (16) Hume & Inglis, 
Str. F. 1880, IX, 258; (17) Reid, ib. 1881, X, 63; (18) Oates, ib. 1882, X, 236; 
(19) Kelh., Ibis 1882, 3; (20) Nichols., ib. 1883, 255; (21) Kutter, J. f. O. 
1883, 293, 316; (22) Oates, B. Brit. Birrmah 1883, H, 334; (23) W. Bias., J. f. O. 
1884, 21.5, 224; (24) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 272, 416; (25) A. Mull, J. f. 0. 
1885, 160; (26) Kutter, t. c. 353; (27) W. Rams. Ibis 1886, 160; (28) Hume, 
Str. F. 1888, XI, 310; (29) Everett, J. Str. Br. R. A. S. 1889, 200; (30) Oates 
ed. Hume’s Nests and Eggs Ind. B. 1890, HI, 448; (31) Steere, List Coll. B. & M. 
Philip23. Is. 1890, 25; (32) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. XLIX, 1890,414; (33) iA., 
ib. L, 1890, 514; (84) Sh. & Wh., Ibis 1890, 140; (35) Sh., t. c. 284; (36) Vorderm., 
■ Notes Leyd. Mils. 1891, XIH, 129; (37) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1891, (2) 
XH, 74; (38) De La Touche, This 1892, 494; (39) Grant, Cat. B. XXH, 1893, 
250; (40) Hose, Ibis 1893, 423; (41) Sharpe, Ibis 1894, 242, 257; (42) M. & Wg., 
Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Mai, Nr. 8, p. 16; (43) Grant, Handb. Game B. 1895, 
193; (44) M. &Wg., Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 14; (45) Rickett&DeLa 
Touche, Ibis 1896, 493; (46) Hartert & Everett, Nov. Zool. 1896, 598. 
g. Excalfactoria minima (1) Gld., P. Z. S. 1859, 128; (II) id., B. Asia VH, pi. 7 (1867); 
(3) Blyth, Ibis 1867, 161; (4) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, YIH, 87; (5) id., ib. IX, 
1875, 224; (6) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. VH, 1875, 675; (7) id., Orn. Pap. IH, 
1882, 255; (8) Pleske, Bull. Ac. Sc. Petersb. 1884, 133; (9) Salvad., Agg. Orn. 
Pap. HI, 1891, 195. 
h. Synoecus sinensis (1) E. Newt., Ibis 1861, 116, 275. 
1) Mr. Ogilvie-Gri’ant puzzles the readers of his excellent Catalogue by the statement: primary 
slightly shorter than the 2“'* and equal to the 3'''*, which is slightly the longest”! 
