bases, all but the innermost two crossed by four equidistant wliite 

 transverse bands, which on the outermost two are confined to the 

 inner webs, the innermost two have a buff edge to the outer web and 

 a buff line on the inner web close to the shaft ; primary-coverts 

 black, crossed with two bands, the outer buff, the inner white; median 

 coverts black, with buff tips ; lesser coverts aud the edge of the 

 shoulder light brown, like the baciv ; head, neck, and breast vinous- 

 rufous, darker on the long occipital crest-feathers, the ends of which 

 are black, preceded by a white transverse space, the proximal edge 

 of which blends with the rufous of the rest of the feather ; abdomen 

 very pale buff; a longitudinal dark stripe on the inner web of the 

 flank-feathers next the shaft ; under tail-coverts white ; tail black, 

 crossed by a white bar, which is central on the middle feathers, and 

 approaches the tip towards the outermost pair, being widest on the 

 outer web of those feathers ; bill blackish, base of both maxilla and 

 mandible flesh-colour; feet black. Total length about 12 inches, 

 wing 5-7, tail 4, bill 2-2, tarsus 0-8. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. 



Young. Similar to the adult. 



Hah. Southern Patearctic region from Southern Scandinavia and 

 the British Islands to Japan (accidental in Spitsbergen), migrating 

 in winter to N.E. Senegambia and N.E. Africa ; Arabia, Plains of 

 India from the N. W. Provinces to Assam, extending also into Central 

 India, where it appears to blend with U. inclica. 



a. Pull. sk. 



b. Pull. St. 



c. Ad. st. 



d. Ad. St. 



e. Ad.; /. Juv. 

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y, h. cJ $ ad. sk. 

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sk. 

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sk. 

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Europe. 

 Europe. 

 Portslade, Susse.x, Aug. 30. 



Bigbury, Devonshire. 

 Valkeuswaard, Holland (J. 



Baker). 

 Silesia. 

 Near Vienna lyDr. Steindach- 



ner). 

 Southern Spain. 



Seville, April 1Q{H. Saunders). 



Morocco {Olcese). 



Tunis. 



Madeira, Sept. {E. V. Har- 



court). 

 River Gambia. 

 River Gambia. 

 Koomayli, Abyssinia, Feb. 2. 



SenaffS, March 12. 



Rairo, Bogos-Land, Aug. ( W. 



Jesse). 

 Below Sbendy (J. Murie). 



Egypt, Feb. to April (G. E. S). 



Gould CoU. 

 Pvu'chased. 

 Herbert Langtou, 



Esq. [P.]. 

 Montagu Coll. 

 Salviu-Godman Coll. 



Gould CoU. 

 Sharpe Coll. 



Lord LiKord [P.]. 



Sharpe Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 L. Eraser [C.]. 



Gould Coll. 



Sharpe Coll. 

 Shelley Coll. 

 AV. T. Blanford, Esq. 



[C.]. 

 W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



[C.]. 

 Tweeddale & Sharpe 



Colls. 

 Consul Petherick 



[C.]. 

 Shelley Coll. 



