TURNICIN^. 
9.  T.  Taigour  (Sykes),  Proc.  Z.  S.  1832.  p.  155.,  Beng.  Sport. 
Mag.  1836’.  pi.  1.  f.  6.,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  ii.  pi.  4.  — Hemipodius 
plumbipes  Hodgs. 
10.  T.  rufus  V'ieill.  Encyc.  Meth.  i.  p.  331. 
11.  T.  atroguluris  (Eyton),  Proc.  Z.  S.  1839.  P-  107. 
12.  T.  nigricollis  (Gmel.)  Bonn.  Briss.  Orn.  i.  t.  24.  f.  2.,  PI. 
enl.  I7l. 
13.  T.  hottentoitus  (Temin.)  Vieill.  Pig.  et  Gall.  iii.  p.  557. 
14.  T-fasciatus  (Temm.)  Vieill.  Pig.  et  Gall.  iii.  p.  757. 
15.  T.  octllatus  (Scop.)  Sonn.  Voy.  t.  23.  — Tetrao  luzoniensis 
Gmel.  ; Hemipodius  thoracicus  Temm. 
16.  T.  varius  (Lath.)  PI.  col.  454.  f.  1.,  Gould,  Syn.  B.  of  Austr. 
pi.  f.  1. 
17.  T.  melanogaster  (Gould),  Proc.  Z.  S.  1837-  p.  7.>  Syn.  B.  of 
Austr.  pi.  f.  2. 
18.  T.  veloir  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1840.  p.  158.,  B.  of  Austr.  pi. 
19.  T.  pyrrhothorax  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1840.  p.  150. 
20.  T.  castanotus  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1839.  p.  145.,  B.  of  Austr. 
pi. 
21.  T.  scintillans  (Gould),  Proc.  Z.  S.  1845.  p.  .,  B.  of  Austr. 
pi. 
22.  T.  variegatus  Vieill.  Encyc.  Meth.  i.  330.  t.  232.  f.  4. 
Pedionomus  Gould."^ 
Bill  moderate,  straight,  and  slender,  with  the  apical  half  rather  vaulted,  the  culmen  curved,  and  the 
sides  compressed  to  the  tip,  which  overhangs  that  of  the  lower  mandible ; the  gonys  long  and  ascending ; 
the  nostrils  basal,  placed  in  a nasal  groove  that  reaches  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  bill,  with  the 
opening  linear  and  covered  by  a long  scale,  which  is  partly  covered  by  small  plumes.  Wings  moderate  ; 
wdth  the  first  and  second  quills  equal  and  longest ; the  tertials  longer  than  the  quills.  Tail  very  short, 
and  generally  concealed  by  the  dorsal  plumes.  Tarsi  as  long  as  the  middle  toe,  strong,  and  covered  in 
front  Avith  transverse  scales  ; the  tibia  naked  of  feathers  above  the  knee.  Toes  long  ; with  the  outer  toe 
longer  than  the  inner,  rather  slender ; the  hind  toe  elevated,  very  slender,  slightly  resting  on  the  ground ; 
the  claAvs  short  and  curved. 
The  typical  species  of  this  division  is  found  in  the  interior  of  South  Australia,  inhabiting  the  extensive  and  arid 
plains. 
P.  iorquaius  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1840.  p.  114.  — Pedionomus  microurus  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1842.  p.  20.,  B.  of  Austx.  pi. 
Ortyxelos  Vieill.^ 
Bill  moderate,  straight,  and  very  slender,  with  the  culmen  curved,  and  the  sides  compressed  to  the  tip) 
which  slightly  overhangs  that  of  the  lower  mandible  ; the  gonys  short  and  ascending ; the  nostrils  lateral) 
and  placed  in  a long  nasal  groove,  Avith  the  opening  linear  and  closed  by  a membrane.  Wings  moderate ) 
with  the  third  quill  the  longest,  and  the  first  and  second  graduated  and  pointed  at  the  ends.  Tail 
moderate  and  rounded;  with  the  ends  of  the  feathers  rather  acute.  Tarsi  longer  than  the  middle  toe, 
slender,  and  covered  in  front  with  transverse  scales.  Toes  moderate;  with  the  outer  toe  longer  than  the 
inner,  and  the  hind  toe  wanting ; the  claws  short  and  curved. 
The  type  of  this  genus  is  found  in  Western  Africa. 
O.  Meiffrenii  Vieill.  N.  Diet.  d’Hist.  Nat.  xxxix.  p.  49.,  Ency.  Me'th.  t.  239.  f-  !•,  Gal.  des  Ois.  t.  300.,  PI.  col.  60.  f. 
Hemipodius  nivosus  Swains.  Zool.  111.  pi.  l63. 
* Mr.  Gould  established  this  genus  in  1840  (Proc.  Z.  S.  1840,  p.  114.).  M.  O.  Desmurs  changed  this  name  to  Turnieigralla  in  1845. 
t Established  by  Vieillot  in  1825  (Galerie  des  Oiseaux). 
February,  1847. 
