2. THE EASTERN PIN-TAILED 

 SAND-GROUSE. 



Pteroclurus alchatus^ 



Leg feathered ; toes bare. 

 Middle tail-feathers elongated. 

 Belly entirely white. 



MALE : Throat black. 

 FEMALE : Throat white. 



VERNACULAR NAMES : None known. 



THE Eastern Pin-tailed Sand-Grouse 

 visits India in the winter, and is found 

 at that season principally in the Punjab 

 and Sind. In the former province it has 

 been found as far east as Delhi, and in 

 the latter as far south as Karachi. It 

 has also been procured near Sambhar. 

 A few birds apparently remain in Sind 

 throughout the year. 



This bird occurs in Turkestan and 

 through the countries of South-Western 

 Asia to Palestine. To the west of this, 

 it is replaced by a very closely allied 

 species. 



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