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1878.] MR. D. G. ELLIOT ON THE I'TEROCLID.E. 



ashy white with a few almost obliterated pale-brown markings. In 

 agypt Lapt. Shelley found this species to be rare, and also in Nubia • 

 and he does not think it goes into the Delta. Dr. Adams met with it 

 at the Second Cataract ; and when at El Kab, Mr. Allen killed a 

 pair out of a flock that came down to drink at a pool. Their crv 

 was hoarser than that of the common species (P. exustus?) 



Male A line on each side of the forehead, from the nostril to 

 above the eye, chin, and a narrow line down the centre of the throat 



if Mi, i , P f dy grey band on each side of the oc ciput, meeting 

 at the back of the neck. Centre of forehead white. Top of head 

 vinous. Sides of neck, throat, and lower part of neck behind 

 orange. Upper parts and wings vinous, with the tips of the win°-- 

 coverts pale buff, surrounded by a dark grey margin on the inner 

 side Primaries dark brown, with the tips of the 5th to 9th buffy- 

 white; shafts of first two pure white, of the rest brownish white 

 Entire underparts pale sandy-buff, darkest on the middle of abdo- 

 men and vent. Median rectrices not extending bevoud the rest 

 vinous. Lateral feathers pale rufous, with a subterminal bar of 

 black, and white tips. Bill bluish. Feet dark brown. 



lotal length 10 inches; wing 7|, tail 3|, bill along gape f. 



Female. Throat and sides of the neck orange, palest on the chin. 

 Entire upper parts sandy buff with a vinous tinge, barred narrowly 

 with black Wings paler buff, irregularly barred with fine black 

 lines, broadest and most conspicuous on the scapulars and some of 

 the inner secondaries. Breast and underparts very pale buff, almost 

 wine upon the flanks, each feather margined with pale brown 



^ nder Coverts yellowish White - Tail vinous > with a subterminal 

 black bar, and white tip. 



Total length 10 inches, wing 7f, tail 3§, bill along gape f. 



4. Pterocles senegalus. 



Tetrao senegalus, Linn. Mantissa (1 771) p. 526 ; Lath. Ind. Orn. 

 vol. n. p. 642. 



La Gelinotte de Senegal, Buff. Planch. Enlum. p 130 

 Pin-tailed Grous, var. A, Lath. Gen. Syn. (1783) p 748 

 Senegal Grous, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. vol. viii. (1823) p 253 

 K rte ™ l f*Sm"atus, Licht. Verz. d. Doubl. (1823) p 64 : Riipp 

 Neue Wirbelth. (1823-1835) p. 114 ; Wagl. Syst. Av (1827) Pte 



ntSZ fio Le r s - L rait R °r th - 0831) p - 61 >- s p- 8 A11 -' iS 



( a«J P v 4 °A G ° uld ' B - Asia > P'- »"• P 1 - 6; Hume, Ibis (1872) 

 p. 468 ; Von Heugl. Ornith. Nordost-Afr. Band ii. (1873) p 860 

 Pterocles senegalensis, Shaw, Nat. Misc. vol. iv. pi. 933 Tavln'r 



X 8 ffi& P ' 5 ?' (1867) P - 6? ; HeU S L Syst UeberrVdg Nort S 

 Afr. (1855) p. 304 ; Speke, Ibis (I860) P . 247 ; Tristr. Ibis (1868) 



(1871) 1™^ Journ - fur 0rnith - ( l8 ?0) p. 51 ; Shelley, Ibis 



IbifoSoof Se ™{ aluS ' Gray ' Gen ' B - voL iiL P- 519 O 845 ) ; Tristr. 

 Pter odurus senegalus, Bon. Compt. Rend. (1856) vol. xlii. p. 

 880 ; Reich. Syn. Av. Gallinae (1851) pi. ccx. figs. 1831, 1832. 



