Dr. E. Lonnberg on a remarkable Capercaillie. 317 



This specimen is not quite adult, but obviously belongs to 

 the present species, which is stated by Tristram to be "very 

 common in the Southern Wilderness (of Judea) in winter/' 



39. iEdALITIS CANTIANA. 



JEgialitis cant? anus Tristr., op. cit. p. 1 30. 



a. J. Hejana, 2.2.05 ; b. ?. Kuryatein, 1J.4.05. 



40. vEgialttis curonica. 



jEyialitis curonica Tristr., op. cit. p. 130. 

 a. . Kuryatein, 11.3.05. 



41. HoPLOPTERUS SPINOSUS. 



Hoplopterus spinosus Tristr., op. cit. p. 131. 

 a. ?. Kuryatein, 22.3.03. 



42. Machetes pugnax. 



Machetes pug a ax B. O. U. List, p. 171. 



a. ?. Hejana, 20.2.05; b. <$ , c. <$ , d. <$ . Kuryatein, 

 5.3.05. 



The Ruff is not included in Canon Tristram's List, but 

 occurs in Greece and Egypt, so would certainly pass through 

 Palestine on its migration north. 



43. Tkinga minuta. 



Tringa minuta Tristr., op. cit. p. 133. 

 a. ? . Hejana, 18.2.05. 



XVII. — On a remarkable Capercuillie (Tetrao urogallus 

 lugens). By Dr. Einar Lonnberg, C.M.Z.S. &c. 



(Plate XVI.) 



Last winter I had the pleasure of obtaining for the Swedish 

 Royal Museum of Natural History a specimen of the Caper- 

 caillie, which roused my interest to a very high degree by its 

 strange appearance. It came from Finland, and before long 

 I succeeded in procuring from the same source another spe- 

 cimen exactly alike in size and coloration. At the same 

 time I was informed of the existence of six similar examples, 

 which had been shot at different times within a period of 



