. The Ibis . «. Foot of Turnix ocellata. h. Foot of Turnix tanki. Fie-. a. Foot of Turnix nigi-icolUs. h. Foot of Turnix melanogaster. fourthly, that the males, in some cases at least, retain thecharacters of the young longer than the females. Fifthly, that the black throats, the rufous nuchal collars,and such-like marks which distinguish the adult females in Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on the Genus Turnix. 449 the different groups are not seasonal or nuptial plumages, assupposed by some authors, but denote maturity, and are tobe found at all seasons in fully adult females. Note.—1. The specie

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. The Ibis . «. Foot of Turnix ocellata. h. Foot of Turnix tanki. Fie-. a. Foot of Turnix nigi-icolUs. h. Foot of Turnix melanogaster. fourthly, that the males, in some cases at least, retain thecharacters of the young longer than the females. Fifthly, that the black throats, the rufous nuchal collars,and such-like marks which distinguish the adult females in Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on the Genus Turnix. 449 the different groups are not seasonal or nuptial plumages, assupposed by some authors, but denote maturity, and are tobe found at all seasons in fully adult females. Note.—1. The species T. rai^n/rows, auct., of which the typeis in the Paris Museum, is founded on a made-up specimenwith the head of a Painted Sand Grouse [Pterocles fasciatus)and the body of the Indo-Malayan Button Quail {Turnixblanjordi). I came to this conclusion from an examinationof Vieillot^s figure, and Mr. Bowdler Sharpe, who has kindlyexamined the type in the Paris Museum, finds my surmiseto be correct. 3. Turnix beccarii, described by Count Salvadori ( Genov. vii. p. 67

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