Ornithology of Asia Minor. 33 



neck-stripes meet below ; and there is a very old female which 

 has completely assumed the male plumage. 



One point which puzzles me is the etymology of the name 

 Ur keklik. The latter part is simple enough^ being the 

 usual Turkish word for Partridge ; but of the former syllable 

 I can get no interpretation : nor does it, though universally 

 used in connexion with the present species, appear to be a 

 Turkish word ; and it is probably in the ancient Chaldee 

 that the signification of the word must be looked for^. 



167. Charadeius pluvialis, L. 



Flocks were observed on the plain near Tarsus in December. 



168. Chakadrius mongolicus (Pall.). 



A single specimen was shot on the bare undulating plateau 

 of the interior, May 11th. 



169. Charadrius curonicus, Gm. 



Common during the end of April on the banks of the Kor- 

 kun river at the foot of the Ala dagh. 



170. Vanellus cristatus, Meyer. 



A young bird, shot at Zebil, January 28th, was the only 

 occurrence of this species in the Taurus. It was, however, 

 pretty common in marshy districts further to the north. 



171. Glareola pratincola (L.). 



Only observed at the marshes near Kaisariyeh, where it 

 was common. 



172. SCOLOPAX RUSTICULA, L. Yelfi. 



Generally distributed in the mountains, but far less com- 

 mon than in the more western parts of the country. 



173. ScOLOPAX GALLINAGO, L. 



A few shot on the banks of the Sihoun, near Anascha, in 

 March, were the only birds of this species seen. 



174. ScOLOPAX GALLINULA, L. 



As the preceding. 



175. TOTANUS CALIDRIS (L.). 



Found common on marshy grounds in the interior, May 

 13th. 



* In Hungarian Ur= gentleman, noble? 

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