227. P e r d i x c i n e r e a ............................................................................................... . . . y 0 , I y p ) x i n
P a r t r id g e .
A stationary species.
Genus C a c c a b i s .
A genus instituted for the Red-legs, which differ conspicuously by their finer plumage and the presence of
spurs on their tarsi.
228. C a c c a b i s b o b b a ........................................................................................................................Vol. IV. PI. XIV.
R ed -l eg g ed P a r t r id g e .
A stationary species.
229. C a c c a b i s p e t r o s a .
I t is stated that wild specimens o f this bird have been killed in England ; but as this is questionable I do
not figure it.
Genus C o t u r n i x .
A form comprised o f a limited number o f species, which range generally over the Old World—Europe,
India, China, the southernmost parts o f Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
230. C o t u r n i x c om m u n is . . .
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C ommon Q u a il .
A summer but uncertain migrant to England, while in Ireland it appears to be stationary; at least Quails
are frequently seen there in winter.
Family TURNICID^E.
The Turnices (o r Hemipodes, as they are frequently called) constitute a distinct group among the
Gallinaceee. About fifteen species are known, all o f which inhabit the sandy portions o f the Old World, but
are most abundant in Australia. The European fauna comprises but one, individuals o f which have now and
then wandered to Britain, probably from Spain.
Genus T u r n i x .
231. T u r n i x a f r i c a n a .
A n d a l u s i a n T u r n i x .
An accidental visitor.
Vol. IV. PI. XVI.
Family OTIDIDiE.
T he Bustards, from their large size and noble bearing, constitute one o f the most remarkable groups
in ornithology. They are all inhabitants of the sandy plains o f the Old World ; and many o f the most
conspicuous species are natives o f Africa.
Genus O t i s .
Formerly Great Britain enumerated a very fine bird o f this g en u s ; now and then, however, a solitary
individual flies over to us from Spain o r France, where it is still tolerably plentiful.
™ ^ . . 232. O t i s t a r d a . . Vol. IV. PI. XVII.
G r e a t B u sta r d .
Accidental visitant.
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L it t l e B u s ta r d .
Accidental visitant.
234. O t i s M a c q u e e n i i .
Macqueen’s Bustard.
Quite accidental.
A native o f Afghanistan and the neighbouring countries. A specimen o f this bird, now in the possession
o f the Philosophical Society of York, was killed at Kirton Lindsey, in Lincolnshire, on the 7th o f October,
1847. Still, with so slight a claim to be considered British, I shall content myself with this notice o f it
and a reference to a figure which will be found in my ‘ Birds o f Asia.1 Specimens have also been met with
in Holland and Denmark.
ORDER GRALLATORES.
Family GRUIDiE.
As must have been noticed by every one who has given a moment’s thought to the subject, the Grind®,
o r Cranes, differ from the Herons and every other group o f birds o f which this great order is composed.
The larger number o f the known species are inhabitants o f the Old World, over which they are widely
spread, the plains o f Australia on the one hand and those o f Hindustan on the other being frequented by