4. ANTIOOXE. 203 



Gi-us antigone (ner L.), Kodgs. Icon, itied. in Brit. Mm. Ann 

 pL 1/0 (na y(16); Sykes, P. Z. S. 1832, p. lo7 (Deccan}; 

 i\ordm.tn Bemid. Voy. Euss. Merid. p. 20-5 (1840: Astraclian) : 

 Jerd. Madr.Journ. xi. p. 194 (1840); Reichmh. Handh., Fulic 

 tab. cxxix. fi-s. 12:3o-1240 (1852) ; 7,-^/, Ihis, 1801, p. 342 (Oudli) ■ 

 Jn-d. B. hid. iii. p. 002 (1804) ; HM.'Mhs. Pa>is-Bas, Ealli p 3 

 (Ibtio) , Huxley, P. Z. S. 1807, i)p. 430, 4.-,7 ; Bmoan, Ibi.^, lS(W, 

 PVo-1 CUmbala: Ikrrackpur); Gruij, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 24, no. 10090 



nQ-'o -•' '//"■'T-' ^- ^- *■ ^'^"•^' PP- ^"^' 6-10; Hayes Llo,,d, m\ 

 18/3, p. 4lO(KatlHawar); Hume, Nests &■ Enos Ind. B. p .584 

 (873) ; id. Str. F. i. p. 234 (1873 : Sind) ; Adam, t. c. p. 39.5 (Sam- 

 bliur: nestiu-) ; Ball, Str. F. ii. p. 430 (Sirjiija Vallev) ; Butler, 

 Sfr.F IV. p. 14 (1870 : Mt. Abu) ; Garrod, P. Z S. 1870, p. 277 • 

 Ball, Str. F. vii. p. 227 (1878 : Ganges to Godaveri) ; Hume, Str. 

 F. viu. p. 112 (1879, pt.) ; Scully, t. c. pp. 3-52, 308 (Nepal Terai) ; 

 Butler, Cat. B. Smd ^-r. p. 60 (1879) ; Hume ^- Marshall, Game B 

 '(^'";,?,- V P^- ^ C^'"^^^); Teyetm. ed. Blx,tKs Monogr. Cranes, 

 p. 47 (1881, pt.) ; R^id, Str. F. x. p. 67 (1881 : Lucknow) ; 

 Davidson, t. c. p. 319 (1882: Khandeish) ; Simson, Ibis 188-^ 

 p 93 (Dacca) : Forbes. P. Z. S. 1882, p. 352 ; Murray, Vertebr 

 Faun. Sind, p. 235 (1884) ; Radde, Orn. Cauc. p. 391 (1884: W. 

 of Caspian; Derbent; Volga; Don); Stcinh. ^ Barnes, Ibis, l88o 

 p. 133 (Mhow) ; Oates, ed. Humes Nests <^ Fygs Ind. B. iii. p. 372' 



Gru3 torquata, Gray, List Grallce Brit. Mus. p. 75 (1844) • id Gen 

 B. m. p. 552 (1845) ; Reichenb. Handb., Fulic. tab. cxxvii. fio-. 403 

 (1852). ° 



Antigone antigone, pt., Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 100 (1854). 



Antigone torqiuita, Reichenh. Haridb. Spec. Orn. p. xxiii (185-^) • Bp 

 C R. xx.xviii. p. 061 (1854) ; Gray, Cat. Mamni. ^-c. Nepafpres. 

 Hodgs. p. 71 (1863). 



Adult male. General colour above light pearly grey, including the 

 wing-covorts, the greater coverts lighter pearly grey, resembling the 

 secondaries ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills blackish 

 brown ; secondaries ashy on the outer web, somewhat whiter on 

 the inner, the innermost secondaries elongated and somewhat 

 lanceolate, pure white, contrasting with the back ; tail light pearly 

 grey ; head and ui)per neck bare, the ear-coverts and chin concealed 

 by a patch of asliy-grey feathers, the nape granulated as also the 

 bare ])art of the hind neck, the throat and sides of the neck with 

 numerous black and bristly hairs ; neck all round below the granu- 

 lated portion pure white "for some distance, the lower neck and 

 under surface of body ashy grey, becoming pearly grey on tho 

 under tail-coverts, under wing-coverts, and axillaries, the lower 

 greater coverts inclining to pearly white: "bill pale greenish 

 horny, with dark tip ; skin on crown pale ashy green : papillose 

 skin of head and neck orange-red, shaded darker here and there, 

 and furnished with a scanty black wattle ; at the l)ottom of the neck, 

 bordering tho plumage, is a collar-like space of bright orange skin ; 

 iris orange; legs reddish or flesh-colour "( r/c/iv// ). Total length 

 about 40 inches, culmen 6-9, wing about 23, tail 9-5, tarsus 11, 

 middle toe and claw o. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. Total length about 40 inches, 



