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939. Pterocles exustns, Temm. Lesser Pin-tailed Sand- 



Grouse. 



Hab. North Africa. 



a, b. Males ; c, d. Females. Purchased, Aug. 19, 1865. 

 e-g. Received in exchange, Sept. 30, 1874. 



940. Pterocles arenarius (Pall.). Black -bellied Sand-Grouse. 

 Hab. Asia. 



a. Female. Purchased, June 27, 1864. 



b, c. Males ; d, e. Females. Presented by Capt. E. C. Bevan, 



H.M.I.A., C.M.Z.S., April 30, 1867. 

 f-t. Deposited, May 20, 1867. 



u-w. Males ; xz. Females. Purchased, June 18, 1872. 

 , bb. Females. Deposited, June 25, 1872. From Southern 



Spain. 

 cc. Male. Deposited, June 28, 1872. From Southern Spain. 



941. Pterocles bicinctus, Teinm. Double-banded Sand- Grouse. 

 Hab. Senegal. 



a-d. Purchased, Dec. 21, 1864. 



942. Pterocles lichtensteini, Temm. Lichtenstein's Sand- 



Grouse. 



Hab. Africa and Arabia. 



a-f. Presented by Henry C. Calvert, Esq., Sept. 5, 1865. From 

 Djeddah, Arabia. See P. Z. S. 1865, p. 675. 



Genus SYRRHAPTES. 



943. Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pall.). Pallas's Sand- Grouse. 

 Hab. Northern Asia. 



a-o. Presented by the Hon. J. F. Stuart "Wbrtley, April 15, 

 1861. From China. See P. Z. S. 1861, p. 196. 



p, q. Presented by Capt. Hand, R.N., April 29, 1861. See 

 P. Z. S. 1861, p. 197. From China. 



r. Presented by Capt. Commerell, R.N., V.C., May 9, 1861. 



s-u. Presented by A. O'Brien, Esq., Feb. 27, 1862. 



v. Presented by Alfred Newton, Esq., F.Z.S., June 9, 1863. 

 From Elveden, Suffolk, England. 



