© Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical Plate 4 QUAIL AND BUTTONQUAIL means without prior written permission of the publisher. 1 1 King Quail Excalfactoria chinensis p. 268 11–12 cm. A tiny, secretive quail found locally in weedy places at the edge of grasslands or gardens, especially in mid- mountains. Male with black- and- white bib, blue- grey body. Female with buffy face cut by a dark “moustache line.” Juv similar but spotted or streaked below, rather than barred. 2 2 Red- backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosus p. 308 12–15 cm. Grasslands from lowlands to mid- mountains. Adult has buff wing- coverts with dark spots; unpatterned throat, breast, and belly. White iris; yellowish base of the bill. Female with orangish face and breast. Male greyer, less buffy and orange than Female; no rufous collar. Juv heavily speckled black and white above and down breast; iris dark. 3 3 Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora p. 268 15–19 cm. Larger and duller than buttonquail and King Quail. Finely and evenly textured markings. Females of all races similar; darker overall, more coarsely marked than Male. Juv more dark- spotted below. Subspp groups shown: Lowland races most sexually dichromatic— Male all grey: dogwa (S Lowlands); plumbea (Huon and SE Pen); saturatior (NW Lowlands and Sepik- Ramu). Mid- montane races with Male buff and has finer markings than Female: mafulu, lamonti (E Ranges, SE Pen). Montane race Male essentially identical to Female: monticola (alpine SE Pen). 4 4 Snow Mountain Quail Anurophasis monorthonyx p. 267 25–28 cm. A large, partridge- sized quail of alpine grasslands and scrub; no other quail shares its habitat. Note barred, brown back. Male underparts cinnamon, barred. Female underparts pale, more heavily barred. Juv less heavily marked than Adult. For general queries, contact [email protected] 46 BNG6.indd 46 29/05/2014 14:12 © Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical 1♀ means without1 prior♂ written permission of the publisher.2♀ 2♂ 3♂ dogwa 3♂ plumbea 3♀ dogwa 2 juv 4♀ 3♂ saturatior 3♂ mafulu 4♂ 3♂ monticola For general queries, contact [email protected] BNG6.indd 47 29/05/2014 14:12.