568 Mr. II. F. Witherby— Ornithological 



158. Turtur turtur arenicola Ilartert, Nov. Zool. 1894, 

 p. 42. 



Turtur auritus Gray; Blanf. t. c. p. 270; Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1886, p. 489, 1891, p. 111. 



260,261, 391,456. Ad. 



My specimens agree exactly with the type (from Fao, 

 Persian Gulf) of this subspecies in the Tring Museum. 

 Compared with T. turtur, it is very much paler on the wings 

 and back and much less vinous on the upper breast, while its 

 wing does not measure more than 165 mm., and that of 

 T. turtur is not less than 172 mm. 



This Turtle-Dove was common in the oak-woods and in 

 cultivated districts, but I did not notice it, as might be 

 expected, in the treeless country nor above 8000 ft. It 

 was plentiful up to 3000 ft. in the first week of April, 

 but had not arrived at Dasht-i-arjan (6700 ft.) by April 

 15th, and I think that it must spend the winter on the 

 plains near the coast. 



A specimen obtained at Dasht-i-arjan is a partial albino. 



159. *Pterocles arenarius (Pall.); Blanf. t. c. p. 271 ; 

 Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 111. 



A few Black-breasted Sand-Grouse, presumably of this 

 species, were seen on a sandy plain near Shiraz on May 14th, 

 and between Borazjan and Shif on June 19th. 



-) 160. Coturnix communis Bonn. 



('uturni.v communis Bonn. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 278. 



Coturnix coturnix (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1886, p. 489, 

 1891, p. Ill ; Ogilvie-Grant, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) x. 

 pp. 167, 170, 171 (1892). 



290, 291, 292, 293. ? ad. May 4th, Shiraz (5200 ft.). 



My specimens are of the form described by Mr. Ogilvie- 

 Grant as intermediate between C. communis and C. capensis. 



I did not see or hear Quail until arriving at Shiraz 

 (5200 ft.) at the beginning of May. They were common in 

 the fields round that town, and I heard them calling in the 

 fertile valley of Ardakun (7400 ft.) on May 20th. I did not 

 notice the bird elsewhere. Dr. Scott, of Shiraz, tells me that 



