HEMIPODE, a name given to the bustard-quails, inhabi tants of Africa, Southeastern Asia and Australia, which stand between the quails and the rails. Of the 3o species, 29 belong to the genus Turnix. They are called hemipodes (half-footed) be cause the first toe is absent. As among the phalaropes (q.v.) the females are larger and more brightly coloured than the males, which perform the duties of incubation and caring for the young.