20. AMMOMANES. 641 



20. AMMOMANES. 

 AnuBomaues, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 125 (1850) A. Serti. 



Foot of Ammomancs algcrieiisis. 

 mye. Desert countries of l^.W. Africa to North-easteru Africa, 

 ralestine, and through Persia and Arabia to N.W. India. 



Kei/ to the >Sj)ecics. 

 a. With a blackish baud at the end of the tail, 

 the feathers being reddish or white for 

 ^ more than their basal half. 

 «'. Primaries brown, edged externally with 

 rufous or sandy buff, which does not 

 ^^extend across the base of the feather. 

 a . Under surface rufesceut, with broad 

 dusky streaks on the breast; under 



wiug-coverts chestnut phcenicura, p. 642. 



b . Under surface white, iucludiiig the under 

 wmg-coverts ; no dusky streaks on the 



breast , . . . /->•»' fii^ 



b-. Primaries rufous with 'dusky ' tips";" under ^" 



b. lail-featl ers dusky brown or blackish, rufous 

 along the outer webs, sometimes rufescent 

 towards the base, 

 c'. Under wiug-coverts and quUl-lining nifous 

 or chestnut. 

 c". Quills externally rufous for more than 

 tlie basal half of the outer web of the 

 primaries. 

 «'". Sandy vinous above ahjeriensis, p. 645. 



.7" n Ml -/^T fW/,p.646. 



a . yuills dusky brown narrowly edged with 



rV TTnf ^ ^^-on^ ; above mouse-brown .... phamicuroides, p. 647. 



d. Under wing-coverts and qmll-Iining ashv or 



leaden grey. 



e". Larger : Wing 4-1 inches ; chestnut above ; 

 Hanks ashy; chest strongly streaked 



/ . Smaller: wmg 3-6 inches; light rufous ^' > ^ 



above; flanks washed with light rufous; 

 only a few dusky spots on the chest. . . .' cn/throch/cmwi v, ads 



e. Larger: breast thickly spotted with black- "^"''^"""'''y'^V- hiQ. 

 sides of body ashy ; under wing-coverts 

 and linnig of quills leaden grey ferruyinea, p. 649. 



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