10, ACRIDOTHEEES. 85 



p. 106; Reid, Sfr. F. 188], p. 53; Simso7i, Ibis, 1882, p. 8(3; 



Davidson, Str. F. 1882, p. 312; Murray, Vertehr. Faun. Siml, 



p. 179 (1884) ; Swinh. S,- Barnes, Ibis, 1885, p. 128. , 

 Pastor griseus {nee Baud.), Wagler, Syst. Av., Pastor, sp. 9 (1827). 

 Gracula ciuerea, Valenc. 



Pastor mahratteusis {nee Sykes), Royle, III. Bot. Himal. p. 7G (1839). 

 pastor ging-inianus, Blyth, Ann. ^- Mag. Nat. Hist. xii. p. 96 (1843). 

 Pastor gregicolus, Hodgs. Icon. ined. in Brit. Mus., Passeres, pi. 273. 



figs. 1, 2 (no. 710) : 'id. in Grays Zool. Misc. p. 84 (1844). 

 Pastor ginginiamis. Gray, Cat. Mamm, etc. Nepal vres. Hvdys. 



p. 104 (1846). 

 Hetserornis gingiuiaoa. Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 335 (1847). 



Adult male. General colour above light slaty grey, a trifle paler on 

 the rump and upper tail-coverts ; lesser wing-coverts dark slaty grey ; 

 median coverts greenish black, edged with slaty grey; greater 

 coverts and quills black, externally steel-green, with a bronzy gloss 

 on the secondaries; bastard- wing black, externally tawny butf; 

 primary-coverts light tawny-buff ; the primaries also fawn-buff or 

 white at the base ; centre tail-feathers greenish black, tipped with 

 tawny buff, all the others broadly banded with tawny buff at the 

 ends, this colour occupying nearly the whole of the outer web of the 

 outermost feather ; crown of head and nape black, with a green 

 gloss : lores, feathers in front of the eye, and a line from the base 

 of the bill, including the cheeks and ear-coverts, black ; under 

 surface of body light ashy grey ; centre of breast, abdomen, and 

 under tail-coverts pinkish isabelHne : sides of body, flanks, and 

 thighs slaty grey; under wing-coverts and axillaries tawny buff; 

 quills below black, with a white patch near the base : "• bill orange, 

 the tip pale ; feet dull orange, toes and claws duU yellow ; iris red ; 

 naked skin round eye dull red ; inside of mouth fleshy " {J.H. Cripps). 

 Total length 7'5 inches, culmen 0*85, wing 4-85, tail 2-65, tarsus 

 1-3. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. Total length 8 inches, 

 culmen 0'8, wing 4-65, tail 2-7, tarsus 1-3. 



Hah. Afghanistan ; Northern and Central portions of the Indian 

 Peninsula. 



a. Ad. sk. Kandahar (<?/-(^M). India Museum. 



b. Ad. sk. Mooltan (Capt. Jhveedie). Gould Coll. 

 c,d. (S2 ad. sk. Korea Dist., Nov. 1871 (F. Hume Coll. 



Day). 



e. 2 ad. sk. Ilydrabad, Mav 20, 1878 {E. A. Hume Coll. 



Butler). 



f. Ad. sk. Eajkote, Kattiwar, Sept. 3, Col. Haves Llovd 



1871. [P.]. ' 



(/,h. cS 2 ad. sk. Deesa, March, June {E. A. Hume Coll. 



Butler), 

 i-l. S; m-}). 2 Samblmr, April, June, July Hume Coll. 



ad. sk. {B. M. Adam). 



q. (S ad. sk. Sambhur, June 16, 1871 {B. M. Tweeddale Coll. 



Adam). 

 r. $ ad. sk. Delhi, Nov. 28, 1876 (C. T. Hume Coll. 



Bingham). 



