Birds of Kattiawar, Western India. 415 



800. Pterocles fasciatus. 



Common. The first time I met with this species was in 

 the Than districts, where, one evening, a small party of four 

 or five came to drink after dusk, alighting silently on the 

 shingle in front of my tent. It was too dark to make out 

 what they were ; but I set them down in my mind as Goat- 

 suckers, and was much surprised on taking a random shot to 

 find I had got this Sandgrouse. As a rule, they are met with 

 on low rocky hills or amongst cactus-bushes, and seem to avoid 

 the bare plains. 



802. Pterocles exustus. 

 Very common. 



803. Pavo cristatus. 

 Very common. 



819. Francolinus pictus. 

 Common. 



822. Ortygornis ponticeriana. 

 Common. 



827. Perdicula asiatica. 

 Common. 



829. Coturnix communis. 



A fair bag of Grey Quail can be made in some parts of the 

 province ; but they are by no means generally distributed. 



836. EUPODOTIS EDWARDSI. 



Common. 



837. HOUBARA MACQUEENI. 



Rare. Met with occasionally in the north and north-west 

 of the province. 



839. Sypheotides auritus. 

 Abundant in the rains. 



840. ClJRSORIUS COROMANDELICUS. 



Common. According to Dr. Stoliczka (J. A. S. B. xli. 

 p. 250), all the Courier Plovers found in Kuchh are referable 

 to Cjamesonii, Jerdon. The same species will probably be 



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