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THE LITTLE BUTTON QUAIL. 
Tumix Dussumieri. Native names : Ghinwa-lowa , chota Iowa , dabhi , chota 
batair , Hind.; Libia, Purnea ; Tatu bataira, Sind ; Durioi, Mahr.; China dabba 
gunduloo, Tel.; San gunduloo , Orissa ; Ngon, Burma. 
Habitat. —Throughout India. 
Description . Male—upper plumage, pale chestnut, finely barred with 
black. Wing coverts spotted chestnut and black. Pale stripe down the crown. 
Tail feathers margined buff. Throat, whitish ; breast, rufous, speckled brown 
or blackish. Belly, plain buff. Seses alike. Length, 6 inches ; wing, 3 inches ; 
tail, inches ; legs, pale slaty ; irides, yellow ; bill, pale slaty. Weight. 1^ oz. 
It frequents open grass and scrub country and weedy places. 
THE INDIAN BUTTON QUAIL. 
lurnix Tariki. Native names : Lawa y Upper India ; Pedda dubb a gunduloo, 
Tel. 
Habitat .—A permanent resident throughout practically the whole Indian 
Peninsula. 
Description .—Male—black crown. Upper plumage, greyish brown, mottled 
black, rufous and buff. .Throat, whitish ; fore neck and breast, rufous, with 
black spots at the sides ; tail feathers, plain and not margined. 
