5. THE SPOTTED PIN TAILED 

 SAND-GROUSE. 



Pterodurus senegallus, (Linn^us). 



Leg feathered; toes bare. 

 Middle tail-feathers elongated. 

 Belly more or less dark-coloured. 

 Dark colour of the belly confined to a 



large central patch, not extending 



to the sides of the body. 



MALE:— Whole plumage unspotted. 

 FEMALE:— Nearly the whole plumage 

 spotted. 



Vernacular Names : — Nandoo KatingOy 

 Gutu, Sind. 



The Spotted Pin-tailed Sand-Grouse is 

 confined to the north-western portion of 

 India, being found commonly in winter 

 in Sind and Jeysulmere, and less com- 

 monly in the Punjab and Rajputana. 

 The most northerly locality where it 

 has been procured is Shahpur on the 

 Jhelum river, and the most easterly, 

 Jodhpur. To the south it extends to 

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