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1485 L. MUTUS, Leach {PI. Enl. 129, 494 ; Gould's B. E. pi. 253, 

 254). 



Syn. Tetrao lagopus, L. 



2\ rttpesfris apud Gould 1 

 Laffojms alpmus, Nilsson. 

 L. vulgaris, Vieillot. 



L. americanus, Audubon, apud G. R. Gray. 

 Hab. Snowy regions of Europe and N. America (?). 



A. Male. Perfect winter dress. B. Female, autumn 

 dress, but retaining many feathers of breeding plumage, 

 and putting forth white feathers. From the Alps. M. 

 Malherbe (1848). C. Specimen in autumn plumage. 

 From Scotland. Mr. W. Davison (1844). B. Another. 

 SirW. Jardine (1848). E. F. Others. Mr. Bartlett 

 (1843). 



148G. L. TSLANDORIJM. 



Syn. Tetrao islandonim, Faber. 



T. hi/])erboreus, Temrainck (?). 

 Hab. Iceland. 



A. B. Specimens presented by M. Malherbe (1848). 



Genus Tetraogallus, Gray. 



1487. T. HiMALAYENSis, G. R. Gray (Hardw. ///. Ind. ZooL; Jar- 

 dine and Selby, Om. III. pi. 141, uec pi. 7(i, uec G. R. Gray, ///. 

 Gen. Birds'^'). 



Syn. T. Nigelli of Himalaya, Auctoruni. 

 Hab. Himalaya ; Hundu Kosh ; Afghanistan. 



Jer Moiial, N. W, Himalaya, or Snow Pheasant of 

 sportsmen : Kulk-i-duri, Pushtu. 



A. Male. Presented by the Curator (1848). B Fe- 

 male. C. Chick. Presented by G. T. Lushington, Esq. 

 (1844-6). 



Genus Lerva, Hodgson. 



1488. L. nivicola, Hodgson. 



Syn. Perdix lerva, Hodgson, P. Z. S. 1803, p. 107. 



Quoir Monal. Snow Partridge of sportsmen. 

 Hab. Snow-region of Himalaya. 



A. Male. B. Female. Presented by Capt. Thomas, 

 39th N. I. (1845). C. Male. B. Female. Presented 

 by the Curator (1848). E. Young. Mr. Borlase (1849). 



* These have since been united by ]Mr. G. R. Gray ; but of some dozens of speci- 

 mens we have seen from Afghanistan eastward to Sikim, all were quite similar, and 

 corresponded neither with the Persian species (T. caucasica, v. Nigelli), nor with tlie 

 Altai species {T. allaica) as described, nor very decidedly with the figure published 

 by Messrs. Mitchell and G. R. Gray, which should represent a fourth species. 



