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to rocky ground studded with Euphorbia bushes, Euphorbia 

 hedges, &c. 



799.— Pterocles arenarius, Pall. 



On the march this year between Deesa and Mandavee I 

 found the large Sand-grouse very abundant all the way after 

 we reached Babra, a village about 80 miles S. W. of Deesa. 



801 bis.— Pterocles senegallus, Lin. 



Since the publication of my first paper, in addition to the 

 skins from Tookaram,* mentioned Vol. IV., p. 508, 1 shot one 

 or two specimens of the Spotted Sand-grouse this year in 

 January, when on the march between Deesa and Mandavee at 

 a place called Rajoo, about 90 miles S. W. of Deesa, near the 

 Ruun of Cutch. 



813.— Gallus Sonneratii, Temm. 



In my remarks ante "Vol. IV., p. 5, I should have said 

 " common all along the Aravalli range in the neighbourhood of 

 Mount Ahoo" I have not explored any other portion of those 

 hills. The same remarks apply to the next species, Galloper- 

 dix spadiceus, Gmel. 



[Since my former remarks were recorded I have ascertained 

 that both this species and the Red Spur Fowl occur to a certain 

 distance, N. W. from Mount Aboo in the plains country, along 

 the western base of the Aravallis, being common in all the Passes 

 leading from. Godwar into Meywar as far as the Deysuri Pass. 

 Neither of them extend to Beaur, but stragglers have been shot 

 as far west as half way between this and the Deysuri Pass. — 

 A. O. H.] 



832. — Turnix pugnax, Tern. 



The black-breasted Bustard Quail is much commoner about 

 Deesa than I thought, but only remains with us, I believe, during 

 the rains, at which season it breeds. I found many nests last 

 year in a grass Beerh about a mile from camp. 



844.— Squatarola helvetica, Lin. 



Although wandering somewhat beyond the limits of the tract 

 of country I am dealing with, still, as the remarks Mr. Hume 

 has kindly appended to my first paper extend to Sindh, Kutcb, 



* Should be Fokurun, vide Vol V., p. 60. 



