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11. Acrediila tephronota. 



Orites tephi'ouotiis, Giinther, Ibis, 18Cw, p. 9G, pi. 4. 



Tarus tephvonotiis, Grm/, Ilaml-l B. i. p. 234, no. 3397 C1860\__ 



Mecistura poeltzanii, Sevprtz. Turk.Jevotn. p. 135, pi. 8. fig. 1 (1873) ; 



Dresser. Ihis, 1876, p. 172. 

 Acredula tephrouota, i>harpe, Uns, 1868, p. 302 ; Blanf. East. Persia, 



p. 231 (1876) ; JDresser, B. Eur. iii. pi. 105. fig. 2.' 



Closely allied to A. irhii, but with a large blackish or greyish 

 patch on the centre of the throat ; sides of the crown black ; centre 

 of crown dull white with a brownish tinge, this colour extending 

 over the occiput ; hind neck pale brownish grey without any black ; 

 the whole mantle, upper back, scapulars, and upper tail-coverts 

 pure grey without any black ; sides of lower back and rump vinous ; 

 wings and wing-coverts black-brown with whitish margins ; sides 

 of head and ear-coverts pale brownish ; chin white ; breast and 

 middle of abdomen dingy white, with faint longitudinal brownish 

 streaks ; flanks, under tail-coverts, and lower abdomen pale vinous ; 

 bill and feet black ; " iris of a light brownish red colour, with an 

 outer bluish-white ring ; " eyelids orange. Total length about 

 55 inches, wing 2-25-2-5, tail 2-7-3-2, tarsus 0-7. 



Hab. Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor, and extending into Persia 

 and Turkestan. 



Ohs. One specimen from Buyukdere (February 1874) has the 

 general colour above exactly like A. rosea ; but it shows clearly 

 the grey patch on the throat, and little brownish spots arranged 

 in a broken-up semicircle across the upper breast. 



a,b. S 2 ad. sk. Belgrade, Dec. 1874 

 ('/". Bobson). 



c, d. Ad. sk. Havankoi, Turkey (T. 



Bobson). 



e. (S ad. sk. Buvukdere, Feb. 1, 



1874 ( T. Bohson). 



f. cT ad. sk. Bagscbakeuy, Dec. 10 



{T. Bobson). 



g. 5 fid. sk. Near Constantinople, 



Apr.23(r.i2o/)srm). 

 h. <S ad. sk. Constantinople, Nov. 



18 (T. Bobson). 

 {, k. (^ 2 ad. sk. Guiksu, Asia Minor, 



Nov. 26, 1870 (T. 



Bobson). 

 1. Juv. sk. Smyrna, May (^Dr. 



Kriiper). 

 m. 5 ad. sk. Jamanear Dagh, Asia 



Minor, Apr. 25 {C. 



E. Danford). 

 7). (5 ad. sk. Taurus, Asia Minor, 



Dec. 23 {C. E. I).). 

 0. Ad. sk. Shiraz,June,6000feet. 



p. Ad. sk. Caspian Sea. 



R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



Dr. W. Hoyland [P.]. 

 (Tvpes of species.) 

 R. B'. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



Gould Collection. 



Gould Collection. 



F. D. Godman and 0. 



Salvin, Esqrs. [P.]. 

 H. E. Dresser, Esq. [P.]. 



E. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



F. D. Godman and O. 



Salvin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



F. D. Godman and 0. 



Salvin, Esqrs. [P.]. 

 Sir 0. St. John [C 

 Sir 0. St. John fC. 



