. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 220 PHASIANID^ COTUENIX Genus III. COTURNIX. Type. Coturnix, Bonn., Tabl. Encyl. Mith. i, pp. Ixxxvii, 216 (1790) C. communis. Bill small, short and conical; head and throat fully feathered ; wings long and pointed, the first primary being almost long as the second, which is generally the longest; axillaries white; tarsus unfeathered; no spurs in either sex; tail very short and soft, covered by the upper tail-coverts, less than half the length of the wing and consisting of ten or twelve Fig. 67.—Left foot of Coturnix africana. x i About six sp
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 220 PHASIANID^ COTUENIX Genus III. COTURNIX. Type. Coturnix, Bonn., Tabl. Encyl. Mith. i, pp. Ixxxvii, 216 (1790) C. communis. Bill small, short and conical; head and throat fully feathered ; wings long and pointed, the first primary being almost long as the second, which is generally the longest; axillaries white; tarsus unfeathered; no spurs in either sex; tail very short and soft, covered by the upper tail-coverts, less than half the length of the wing and consisting of ten or twelve Fig. 67.—Left foot of Coturnix africana. x i About six species of this genus are generally recognised; they are spread all over the Old World, including Australia and New Zealand. Two species are found within our limits, one of which is generally regarded as merely a subspecies of the common European Quail. Contrary to what is usual in this order, the Quails are migratory in habits. Key of the Species. A. Outer web of primaries brown, mottled and barred with buff. a. With a longitudinal black band on the throat C. africana, iy,p. 221. 6. No black band on the throat C. africana, $ , p. 221. B. Outer web of the primaries uniform brown. a. Centre of breast and belly black C. delagorguei, $, p. 224. 6. Centre of breast and belly pale rufous slightly mottled with darker C. delagorguei, ? , p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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