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was unacquainted, and it settled near him. This rare sub- 

 ject is the property of the Rev. T. Gisborne, F.L.S. of 

 Yoxall Lodge, Staffordshire, to whose ornithological taste 

 his son knew the possession of it would be a subject of con- 

 gratulation. He liberally furnished the use of it to Mr. 

 Selby and Mr. Bewick, for the purpose of engraving figures 

 of it for their works on British Ornithology." The repre- 

 sentation of this Cream-coloured Courser was the last bird 

 engraved by Bewick ; and I am indebted to the kindness 

 of George C. Atkinson, Esq. of Newcastle, for a proof of 

 this subject, sent me with a copy of his " Sketch of the 

 Life and Works'" of the distinguished artist. 



Of the habits, nidification, or eggs of this species little 

 further is known. M. Vieillot notices that it has occurred 

 twice in France. M. Temminck mentions one that was 

 obtained in Germany, and preserved in a collection of Na- 

 tural History at Darmstadt. Polydore Roux includes it 

 among his Birds of Provence. In the Museum at Geneva 

 there is an example that was killed in Switzerland ; and 

 it has been obtained in Spain and Italy ; but the specimens 

 of this bird preserved in collections have generally been 

 procured from Barbary or Abyssinia. It was found by 

 the Russian naturalist in the plains at the base of the 

 Caucasus. 



Four other species of this same genus are now known ; 

 two of which belong to Africa and the South of Europe : 

 the other two species are found in India. 



The beak is nearly black at the point, brown at the 

 base ; the irides hazel ; the top of the head buff-colour, 

 the hinder part grey ; above the eye, and passing from 

 thence over the ear-coverts to the nape of the neck is a 

 white streak; below this, from the eye, a black streak, 

 both meeting behind : the neck, back, and all the upper 



