. Birds. Birds. TUENIX. 151 1382. Turnix pugnax. The Bustard-Quail. Hemipodius pugnax, Temm. Pig. et Gall, iii, pp. 612, 754 (1815). Hemipodius pugnax et tai^oor, Sykes, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 165. Hemipodius plumbipes, Hodgs. Beng. Sport. Mag., May 1837, p. 346, Hemipodius atrogularis, Eyton, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 107. Turnix ocellatus, apud Blyth, Cat. p. 255; Jerdon, B. I. iii, p. 507 ; J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. 2, p. 174 {nee Scop.). Turnix taigoor, Jerdon, B. I. iii, p. 595; Stoliczka, J. A. 8. B. xli, pt. 2, p. 250; Butler, S. F. iv, p. 7; v, p. 231; ix, p. 424; Ball, S. F. vii, p. 226; H


. Birds. Birds. TUENIX. 151 1382. Turnix pugnax. The Bustard-Quail. Hemipodius pugnax, Temm. Pig. et Gall, iii, pp. 612, 754 (1815). Hemipodius pugnax et tai^oor, Sykes, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 165. Hemipodius plumbipes, Hodgs. Beng. Sport. Mag., May 1837, p. 346, Hemipodius atrogularis, Eyton, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 107. Turnix ocellatus, apud Blyth, Cat. p. 255; Jerdon, B. I. iii, p. 507 ; J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. 2, p. 174 {nee Scop.). Turnix taigoor, Jerdon, B. I. iii, p. 595; Stoliczka, J. A. 8. B. xli, pt. 2, p. 250; Butler, S. F. iv, p. 7; v, p. 231; ix, p. 424; Ball, S. F. vii, p. 226; Httme 8f Marsh. Game B. ii, p. 169, pi.; Swim, Cat. no. 832; Ugge, Birds Ceyl. p. 761; Vidal, S. F. ix p. 77; Davison, S. F. x, p. 412; Macgregor, ibid. p. 441; Barnes Birds Bom. p. 317; Ogilvie Grant, Ibis, 1889, p. 455; id. Cat. B. M. xxii, p. 530 ; Oates in Hume's N. 1^ E. 2nd ed. iii, p. 367 Munn, Ibis, 1894, p. 74 (with figure of chick). Turnix pugnax, Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 161; Stoliczka, J. A. S. B. xxxix, pt. 2, p. 333; Hume ^ Oates, S. F. iii, p. 178; Hume, N. ^ E. p. 563; Ogikie Grant, Ibis, 1889, p. 458; id. (T. taigooris subsp.) Cat. B. M. xxii, p. 634. Turnix plumbipes, Blyth Sf Wald. Birds Burm. p. 152; Hume ^ Dav. S. F. vi, pp. 450, 521; Hume, Cat. no. 833; Scully, S. F. viii, p. 350; Gammie, ibid. p. 463; Hume ^ Marsh. Game B. ii, p. 177, pi.; Oates, B. B. ii, p. 337; Harm, S. F. xi, p. 310. Gulu, Gundln, Salui-gimdru, H.; Koladu S, Pared J, Tel.; Ankddeh J, Kurung Kadeh $, Tam.; Buriva, Ratnagiri: Kdre-haki, Can. (Mysore); Timok, Lepcha; Ngon, Kg. 31.âHead of T. â pugnax, 2 - \. Coloration. Mate. General colour of upper parts brown, varying from bright chestnut to dark greyish; a more or less distinct pale stripe down the middle of the crown; supercilia, lores, and sides of head whitish, more or less speckled with black; feathers of crown black with brown or rufous edgos, many of the dorsal feathers irregularly banded black and rufous and more or less e


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