PTEROCLETES— PTEROCLID-i: 257 



Middle tail feathers 40-60 m.m. longer than next (H.)- 9 Spotted 

 brown on upper parts and chest ; throat ochreous. 



Resident. — S. Algeria, S. Tunisia, N. Sahara, Tripoli to Egypt, 

 and W. Asia to India ; also Africa and Arabia, south to Somaliland. 

 Has occurred once in Sicily. 



Pterocles coronatus coronatus Lichtenstein. 

 ^ Reddish isabelline with buff tips on scapulars and wing 

 coverts, crown cinnamon with blue grey coronet, centre of throat 

 and loral patches black, throat and hind neck ochreous. Bill and 

 feet dark blue grey. Wing ^ $ 191-208. Tarsus 26-29. Bill 

 20-21 (H.). $ Head and throat spotted, rest of upper and under- 

 parts barred with slaty black, under tail coverts uniform buff, 

 throat yellow. 



Resident. — Algeria and Tunisia south of Atlas, Tripoli, 

 Cyrenaica, Egypt, N. Nubia, Sahara south to 23° N. 



Pterocles senegalensis flo-weri Nicoll. 



^ Upper parts greyish sandy, scapulars and upper wing 

 coverts olive brown, former tipped pale yellowish, the latter with 

 brown edges ; tail feathers grey brown with buff tips and irregular 

 black transverse markings, central pair greyish sandy and at least 

 30 m.m. longer than the next pair, chin and throat ochre yellow, 

 breast pale isabelline separated by an indistinct white line from a 

 rusty brown band which merges into dark chestnut on abdomen ; 

 under tail coverts buff, under wing coverts and axillaries blackish 

 brown. Iris dark brown. Bill bluish grey. Feet light grey. 

 Wing 177-189 (H.). ? Has black stripes on crown and neck and 

 on rest of upper parts black bars ; breast pale isabelline with 

 black spots ; abdomen rusty red with dark brown transverse lines. 

 Wing 168-179. 



Resident. — Fayoum and Upper Egypt. 



The typical race "P. s. seneg'alensis" is browner on head 

 and back and darker on breast, and occurs in N.E. Africa. 



Syrrhaptes. 

 Tarsus completely feathered ; hind toe absent ; toes 

 feathered to claws and united below in a pad ; tail pointed. 



