234 MR. D. G. ELLIOT ON THE PTEROCLIDiE. [Feb. 19, 



1815. Temminck, 'Histoire Naturelle Geuerale des Pigeons et 



Gallinaces,' 



A general review of the Pteroclidse is here given, as known to the 

 author, with some species renamed that were previously described. 

 They are as follows : — P. arenarius, Pall., P. bicinctus, P. quadri- 

 cinctus, both described for the first time, P. setarius (=T. alchata, 

 Linn.), P. tachypetes (=T. namaqua, Gmel.), and Syrrhaptes 

 pallasii (=T. paradoxa, Pallas). Species 8. 



1817. Vieillot, 'Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle.' 

 In his genus (Enas are here included such species of this family 

 as were known to the author, viz. CE. cata {=T. alchata, Linn.), 

 CE. bicincta, CE. indica ( = 7 '. fasciata, Scop.), (E. namaqua, and 

 <E. arenaria. No new species are described. 



1822. Burchell, 'Travels in South Africa.' 

 Pterocles variegatus first described. Species 9. 



1823. Lichtenstein, ' Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zool. 

 Museum zu Berlin.' 



Pterocles coronatus first described. Species 10. 



1825. Temminck, 'Planches Coloriees.' 



Pterocles exustus and P. lichtensteini first described and figured. 

 In an earlier portion of the work, in the 9th livraison (1823), P. 

 arenarius is figured tf and $; and in the 57th livraison (1825) a 

 representation of both sexes of P. coronatus is given. Species 12. 



1837. Swainson, 'Birds of West Africa.' 



Pterocles quadricinctus, Temm., renamed P. tricinctus. 



1843. Gould, in the ' Voyage of the Sulphur, Birds.' 

 Pterocles personatus described. Species 13. 



1849. Smith, 'Illustrations of South- African Zoology.' 

 Pterocles yutturalis described. Species 14. 



1850. Gould, in ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of 

 London.' 



Syrrhaptes thibetanus described. Species 15. 



1856. Bonaparte, in 'Comptes Rendus.' 



In his Table des Galinaces, Bonaparte proposes the genus Ptero- 

 clurus for certain species of this family, of which the T. alchata, 

 Linn., may be considered as the type. 



1870. Cabanis, in 'Von der Decken's Reise.' 

 Pterocles decoratus described. Species 16. 



Classification. 



The natural position of the Pteroclidae (called by Prof. Huxley 

 Pteroclomorphse), in the Class Aves, is between the Columbidse 

 (Peristeromorphae) on the one hand, and the Tetraonine series of the 



