076 MR. H. E. DRESSER ON A NEW TETRAOGALLUS. [Jutie 20, 



rest of the upper parts as in Tetruogallas cuucasicus ; but instead of 

 the general tinge of colour being clear dark grey, it is lighter buffy 

 grey ; wings as in Tetraogallus caspius, but the larger wing-coverts 

 are rather bluer and less vermiculated on the basal portion ; tail as 

 in Tetraogallus caucasicus, but rather paler ; forehead, a streak over 

 the eye, sides of head and neck creamy white, the portion below 

 the eve pale blue-grey, connected with which is a dull darker blue- 

 grey broad stripe down the side of the neck ; entire lower throat 

 and upper breast blue grey, the feathers tipped with ashy buff, this 

 band on the sides of the neck becoming ashy buff and merging into 

 the hind neck ; fore part of the band irregularly but boldly spotted 

 with black ; rest of the breast to the abdomen ashy buff finely 

 vermiculated with blackish grey, all the feathers dove blue on the 

 concealed basal portion ; centre of the abdomen sooty slate, gradually 

 fading into dull buff on the crissum and to creamy white on the 

 under tail-coverts ; flank-feathers clear blue-grey on the centre, 

 with a chestnut stripe on each side, and an outside margin of black, 

 some of the feathers on the upper flanks vermiculated like the breast, 

 and those on the lower flanks buffy ash vermiculated with blackish 

 grey and margined with buffy chestnut ; bill yellowish horn, paler 

 at the base, nostrils orange-red ; bare space round the eye and 

 patch below the eye brilliant Indian yellow ; iris dark brown ; legs 

 rich orange-red, claws dark horn. Total length about 26 inches; 

 culmen \'7, wing 11 '8, tail 80, tarsus 26. 



Adult female (Giawi-keuy, 27th April). Differs from the 

 male in being rather smaller in size and duller in colour ; the crown 

 is slightly marked with light buff and dark grey ; the stripe on each 

 side of the neck and the band on the lower throat are more buff in 

 tinge, the latter vermiculated with grey, and both mottled with 

 black ; soft parts as in the male, but rather duller, the bare patch 

 behind the eye smaller in extent ; and the spur on the back of the 

 tarsus is wanting. Total length 22|-23 inches, culmen 1*4, wing 

 107, tail 7*2, tarsus 2*25. 



Mr. Danford gives me the following information respecting the 

 range of the present species. 



" This bird inhabits the high ranges of the Bulgardagh and Ala- 

 dagh in the Eastern Taurus, and probably extends westwards to the 

 Gok mountains near Adalia, and northward and eastward by the 

 Antitaurus and Kermes Uagh. On Argeeus, the highest mountain 

 of the country, it certainly does not occur. 



"It is strictly an Alpine bird living amongst rocks and snow, and 

 rarely descends, even in mid winter, below the limit of the tree- 

 growth, which may generally be taken as being at an elevation 

 of about (iOOO feet. It is very shy and wary. It pairs early in 

 the vear, and in favourable situations nests about the middle of 

 Aprii." 



I trust ere long to issue a figure of this Snow-Partridge in the 

 * Birds of Europe ;' and Mr. Danford promises to furnish me with 

 more details as to its habits &c. ere then. 



Mr. Danford was fortunate enough to obtain the eggs of this 



