378 The Zoologist — September, 1866. 



we shall have numerous other records of its occurrence in the British 

 Isles.] 



[Grouse, Sand. — Syrrliaptes. — A genus of birds, of which the cha- 

 racters are: Beak short, rather slender; first primary of each wing, 

 and two middle feathers of the tail, terminating in a long, slender, 

 naked shaft : legs densely covered to the nails with short feathers ; 

 hind toe wanting, the remaining toes somewhat dilated, united through- 

 out their length, and forming a flat scabrous sole : nails broad and flat, 

 scarcely bent.] 



[Gf-ouse, Sand, Pallas'. — Ibis, ii. 4. Syrrhajjtes paradoxus, Illiger. 

 Tetrao paradoxus, Pallas, Itin. ii. App. p. Ill, tab. F. ; Zoograph. 

 Rosso-Asiat. ii. p. 74. — M.\le: Beak (stuffed bird) dark horn-colour. 

 Forehead, and sjiace between the beak and eye and over each eye, 

 orange-yellow, continued backward down the sides of the neck in a 

 richer tint, and divided by a streak of stone-colour from the bright 

 patch of reddish orange pervading the chin, and throat in front. 

 Breast rich stone-colour, inclining to pink, bordered with four darker 

 pencilled lines, from the point of each wing, when closed, across the 

 chest, the dark lines crossing each feather near the tip, but edged with 

 stone-colour. Breast below these lines, and flanks, much more pink, 

 with a dark broad abdominal band, showing some pinkish feathers, 

 crossing the stomach in front of and between the legs. Vent and 

 under tail-coverts white. Feet and legs buff'y white, feathered to the 

 claws. Ground colour of back and wings rich buff, each feather 

 banded with black and tipped with buff. Scapulars more unevenly 

 marked. Point of wings with a few dark blotches, but the wing-coverts 

 rich buff, tinged with a slight shading like a fine water-marking. 

 Across the secondaries a rich chestnut bar. Primaries greyish blue ; 

 shafts black; first primary shaft elongated. Tail-feathers barred hke 

 the back, except two centre ones, blue in tint and elongated. (Autumn 

 plumage). Female: Upper part of head black. Wings and all upper 

 parts streaked, spotted and barred with blackish brown on a buffy 

 ground, giving a mottled look, like a Kestrel. Over the head, extending 

 to back of each eye, a streak of lemon-yellow, similar to the gular 

 patch, which terminates in a dark ring, not observable in the male at 

 any time ; the lemon very bright. Breast, all the wing stone-colour, 

 not so pink as in male. Broad band across the abdomen like the 

 male, but more reddish in some. Feet and legs same as in male. Tail- 

 feathers slightly elongated. Vent white. Primaries greyish. Secondary 

 bar reddish chesnut. (Female, July). This bird is a native of Asia, 



