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towards th e point. N o s t r ,k lateral, linear, lo n g itu d in a lly cleft, p a r t ly closed b y a nak ed
membrane. Tars, rather long: Toes, th ree b efore, en t ire ly d iv id ed ; n o posterior toe.
T « / c om p o s e d o f w e a k y ie ld in g feathers c lu ste red tog e the r, and concealed b y th e feathers
o t the back. Wmgs moderate, th e first q uill-feathe r th e longest.
ANDALUS IAN TURNIX.
Hemipod ius tach ydromu s, Temm.
L a T u rn ix tachydrome.
T h e birds of this genus are mostly inhabitants of the intertropical regions of the Old World; two species it
MUM H f l dls“OTer« 1 ‘ke southern parts of Europe, but in such limited numbem as to prove satis
MItaly, Mand thMe Islamnds oMf the M editerranean ar™e a mthoenigr ■the u jtmgosti li mcointss eoqfu ietns tlrya nthgee nsoourtthhweranr dP J ,T hoefy S dpiafifner,
ram the true Quails W K H M H the total absence of the hind toe, and I the long and slender form of
their bills: the, are tile most diminutive birds of the gallinaceous tribe, being not more than half the size of
the Common Quail. M. Temmmck states that they are polygamous, and that they give a preference to sterile ■that thHe youn■g and EoldB doB n Co0t ”afis”seoSc ia°fte d iHni ecrotSm’ p°aVneyr oWrU iCn1 1b tehveieys raUsD iws !tthhe scuarsPer iwsii"tSh the Quail I kTeh aelisro f ostoadt eiss
said to consist principally of insects, to which are added small seeds See
IstaHtes thHat thBe biIrds Eof thHis gen uthsa tw IhicihS Mhe o bdsifefriCveudlt “in> Mthe DHukhn nt,h evmiz. bH, etmh.e ipra pglnuameea,g eT. emCmo l. SHyekmes
M l I HemI W S m m B L were ei'ker solitary or in pairs, and mostly found in pulse and
Oullee fields ( Capncum annuumy The last-named species - frequents thick grass, and sits so close as to
i Twewll uep Hto thIeH shoBuldeBr thl e b bei'r”dS itsr °ddodwen” a”gPa°inn’,”" Bi”nd a 1ll w “hifcfihg hrte sipse 8c0tsB weB do“uMbtl nskoto rtth, e tbhiartd ehreer eth ree pgruen sented very closely resembles them. P
The Andalusian TVimix is tolerably abundant at Gibraltar and that part of Spain which borders the Medi
m°re ^ m ‘he Ce”‘ral P°rti0nS’ a"d in ‘he “0r'henl and “'‘•simiIar latit“des *»gether
onrtc ■ “f N R M “ da* . br°W”' ^ k “ 1 l0”gi‘»dinally with reddish yellow; throat white; the feathers
of rich t L „ B B 1 Cbestn“1' ,bose of tha ^ k s yellowish white, with a erescentishaped mark
H B H H I 9 B H '°Wer partaf ‘ke belly pure white; the upper surface is dark
each feather b e ^ Z ! ! ! '8238 S I °.f ,redd'sb “ k’ a“d toinsversely rayed with lines of brown and chestnut,
the inner web • nrim B f l l u * ’ c°'’erts of tbe win® f dIow H j a «P0* of reddish chestnut on
TTkh e PPil a.t e re’ pPre sents a m“ aklef abnr0d’ ™fem' tahlee oouf ttehre Bnatu rbaolr dsiezree. d with white; bill and legs greyVish flesh colour