Fam. Pteroclidae. — 860 — Gen. Pterocles. 



Somal. Countr. 1860. p. 14. — Sclat. Ibis 1860. p. 247. — Pterocles 

 guttatus , Finsch & Hartl. 0. Afr. p. 566. — Antin. Cat.- p. 93. — 

 Brehm, Cab. Journ. 1855. p. 374.; 1856. p. 334. — Hartm. Cab. 

 Journ. 1863. p. 303.; 307.; 308. — Heugl. Cab. Journ. 1865. p. 

 43. — ? Jerd. B. of Ind. III. p. 504. — Guer. & la Fresn. in Ferr. 

 & Galin. Abyss. p. 249. Nr. 191. — Gould, B. of As. pl. — Ptero- 

 cles senegalensis (potins senegalus), Shelly, Ibis 1871. p. 144. — 

 Heugl. Peterm. Geogr. Mitth. 1869. p. 411. 



Samali Fuku: Speke — Berberisch Kittaviah: Shaw. — Ara- 

 bisch Qata. 



Laete isabellinus ; alae tectricibus posticis, tertiariis et supra- 

 caudalibus laetius ochraceis; gula laete et late aurantiaco-ochra- 

 cea; fronte, loris cerviceque delicate et dilute cinereis; vertice 

 et nucha pallide rufescente-fulvis ; gntture coerulescente-adunibrato ; 

 alarum tectricibus pulchre cano-castaneis, in basi cano-isabellinis, 

 in apice macula triangulari isabellina notatis; primariis isabelli- 

 nis, in pogonio interno fumose adumbratis, ante linibo apicali isa- 

 bellino dilute nee circumscripte fuliginosis, scapis fuscis ; scapu- 

 laribus, seeundariis et tertiariis in basi fulvescente-canis , in po- 

 gonio externo medio cano-castaneis, pogonio externo ochraceo- 

 apicato ; rectrieibus Vi medianis valde elongatis et apicem versus 

 angustatis, fulvescente-canis, in dimidio apicali fumosis, reliquis 

 fulvescente-canis, infra fumoso-atris , ante apicem rhombiforrni, 

 fulvescente-albido niagis nigricantibus , extimae pogonio externo 

 albido; area mediana abdominali fuliginoso-atra ; subcaudalibus 

 isabellino-albidis , in dimidio basali atris; rostro corneo-coerules- 

 cente; digitis infuscatis; iride umbrina. — long. tot. circa 12". 



— rostr. a fr. 5V 2 /y/ . — al. 7". 5"'.— 1". 6 /;/ . — tars. 107 2 "'. 



— dig. med. 1'". — rectric. intermed. ö 1 /^"- — 6". 



$: Genis, regione parotica, mento gulaque laete ochraeeo- 

 aurantiacis; fronte, superciliis, oeeipite et toto capite supra rufes- 

 centibus, maculis pusillis nigricantibus conspersis; collo toto et 

 pectore, dorso, tergo et uropygio, alarum caudaeque tectricibus 

 superioribus omnibus pallide ferrugineis, guttulis numerosissimis 

 nigricantibus obsitis; corporis partibus inferioribus remigibusque 

 ut in mare tinetis; remigibus tergo proximis in apice subtiliter 

 tlavo-lavatis ; rectrieibus Vi intermediis paulo brevioribus, rufis, 

 obsolete uigricante-fasciatis, apice nigricantibus, sequentibus ru- 



