648 



S,- Ef/r/s Incl. B. p. 478 (1873) ; id. Sir. F. i. p. 211 (1873) ; Murray, 

 Vertebr. Faun. Shid, p. 192 (1884). 

 Animomanes deserti, Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 245 (1876) ; Butler, 

 Cat. B. Sind etc. p. 49 (1879) ; Hume, Str. F. viii. p. 108 ; C. Sivinh 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 115 ; Dresser, Ibis, 1889, p. 90 ; St. John, t. e. p. 172. 



Adult male. Similar to A. alcjerunnis, but easily distinguished by 

 the primaries, which arc simply narrowly edged with ashy fulvous, 

 and do not show the rufous outer web of the foregoing species. 

 The general colour also is a mouse-brown above, and the spots on 

 the breast are rather numerous and distinct. Total length h'l inches, 

 culmeu 0-6, wiug 4, tail 2'55, tarsus 0"S. 



AAuU female. Does not differ from the male in colour. Total 

 length 6 inches, culmeu 0*6, wing 3-9, tail 2-6, tarsus 0*85. 



Hah. From the Persian Gulf, east to Afghanistan and N.W. 

 India. 



a. $ ad. sk. 



h, c. J ad. ; d. 



2 ad. sk. 

 e. 2 ad. sk. 

 /, g. c? ad. sk. 

 h, i. d ad. ; k. 



2 ad. sk. 

 I. c? ad. ; ni, n. 



$ ad. sk. 

 0. c? ad. sk. 

 p. (S ad. sk. 

 q. Ad. sk. 

 r. Ad. sk. 

 s. Ad. sk. 

 t. Ad. sk. 

 u,v,tv. (5 ad. ; 



.r, y, z. 2 



ad. sk. 

 a'-d'. (S 2 ad. 



sk. 

 e'. c? ad. sk. 

 /', (/'. d" ad. ; 



A', z. 5ad.sk. 

 k'. 2 ad. sk. 

 r, c? ad. ; m', n', 



o'. 2 ad. sk. 

 ^j'-w'.cjad.; v'- 



a". 2 ad. sk. 

 b"-f". Ad. sk. 

 (/", h". Ad. sk. 

 i". S ad. sk 



Ras Masandim, Arabian Coast, 

 Dec. 



Askan, Gwadar, Dizak, Balu- 

 chistan, March, Dec. 



Gwadar, Dec. ( W. T. B.). 



Mekran Coast, Feb. 15 [A. O. II.). 



Kandahar, March, May {Sir O. St. 

 John). 



Southern Afghanistan, April, 

 May. 



Chaman, Aug. 7 {Sir O. St. John). 



Quetta, May 5. 



Qaetta, Dec. {Sir O. St. John). 



Nal, Khelat, April (0. T. iJuhe). 



Bolau Pass {Griffith). 



Pushut {Griffith). 



Kirthar Mountains, Sindli, Dec. 

 ( W. r. Blanf ord). 



W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



[C.]. 

 W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Col. C. Swinhoe 



[P.]. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Col. C. Swinhoe [P.]. 

 Plume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 India Museum. 

 India Museum. 

 Hume Coll. 



Jhelum Distr., Nov. {A. O. H.). Hume CoU. 



Jacobabad, Dec, 19 {A. O. II.) Hume Coll. 



Sehwau Distr., Dec, Jau. Hume Coll. 



{A. 0. H.). 



Sukhur, Dec. 28 {A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 



Larkhaua Distr., Jan. 13, 14 Hume Coll. 



{A. 0. H.). 



Salt Range Distr., April 12 Hume Coll. 



{A. O.H.). 



Murdan, Dec. Hume Coll. 



Cashmere, Aug. Hume Coll. 



Between Attock and Pesliawur, Hume Coll. 



April 27 {Cajyt. Cock). 



7. Ammomanes erythrochlamys. 



Alauda erythrochlamys, Strickl. Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 151; Gray, 

 Hand-l. B. ii. p. 118, no. 7755 (1870) ; Sharps, Cat. Afr. B. p. 72 

 (1871) ; Gurney in Anderss. B. Dam. Ld. p. 194 (1872). 



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