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the neck, the breast, and a portion of each shoulder, inter- 

 mediate between oil- green and sulphur-yellow ; chest crossed 

 by a narrow crescent of deep brownish-black ; back and 

 upper tail-coverts, pearly-grey, strongly tinged with brown ; 

 belly and under tail-coverts, deep reddish -brown. 



Q : above, nankin-yellow, profusely variegated with 

 black ; chin and throat immaculate ; belly and vent, deep- 

 chesnut, transversely barred with black ; under tail-coverts, 

 immaculate. Length, 11J" ; wing, 8" 3'"; tail, 4". 



The expedition under Dr. Smith discovered this species about 80 

 miles east of Latakoo, repairing in large flocks to water at fixed 

 periods, and feeding on grass seeds. I have never seen this species 

 in any collection that I have inspected. A solitary female in the 

 Museum, probably one of those collected by the expedition, was 

 presented by the South African Institute. 



538. Pterocles Variegatus, Burcheii, Travels o 



S. Af, Vol. 2, p. 345 ; Pt. Maculosus, A. Smith, Zool. 

 S. Af, PL 10. 



5 : general colour above, greenish-yellow, spotted with 

 white ; top of head dark-brown, mottled with ochry-yellow ; 

 eyebrows, chin, and sides of head, silver-grey ; bare space 

 round eye, light-yellow ; under surface, rufotis-brown ; the 

 breast spotted with white ; the belly and vent clouded with 

 ochreous ; wing- feathers, dark ashy-brown, tipped with 

 white. 



9 : chin, sides of head, and stripe over the eye, ochry- 

 ^ellow, instead of silver-grey ; belly, pale yellowish-brown,, 

 barred with dusky white ; the rest much the same as in the 

 male. Length, 9J" ; wing, 6" 3'" ; tail, 3" 3'". 



This species was also found by the expedition at Tsining, 30 miles 

 to the west of Latakoo. In habits it resembles the preceding. A 

 solitary male is in the South African Museum, obtained from the 

 South African Institute, and is the only specimen I have seen. 



Dr. Smith (Illus. Zool. S. Af., PI. 31), alludes to another species, Pt. 

 Simplex, Roux, as inhabiting South Africa ; but I cannot find a 

 description of it in any author. 



