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Female—resembles the male, but has a rufous collar. Length, 6 inches , 
wing, 3 inches ; tail, 1 inch ; legs, yellow ; irides, white ; bill, yellow. Weight, 
1£ oz. 
BLANFORD’S BUTTON QUAIL. 
Turnix Blanfovdi. Native name : Ngon, Burma* 
Habitat .—Countries east of the Bay of Bengal, southwards to Tenasserim, 
eastwards to Siam, and it is found on hills and plains. 
Description .—Closely resembles the Indian Button Quail; the female has a 
rufous collar, the male being without. Length 7 inches ; wing, 4 inches ; tail, 
14 inch ; legs, yellow; irides, white; bill, brown with yellow near the gape. 
Weight, 2} oz. The commonest Burmese Quail, it affords poor sport, is difficult 
to flush, flies a little way and can never be put up again. 
THE GREY QUAIL. 
Coturnix coturnix. Native names : Batair, Bara Batair, Gagus Batair, 
Upper India; Batairoo, Sind; Buttree , Bengal; Soipol , Manipur; Botah, 
Assam; Bur Gaiya % Poona; Burli , Belgaum; Gogri-yelhchi , lei.; Fema-ka- 
deb, Tam.; Sepale-Haki, Canarese. 
