Farn. Otididae. — 962 — Gen. Otia. 



Malta p. 36. — Linderm. Griechenl. p. 127. — v. d. Mühle, Grie. 

 chenl. Nr. 200. — v. Droste, Cab. Journ. 1869. p. 291. — Hou- 

 bara undulata, Gurn. Ibis 1861. p. 296. — Otts houbara, Shelley, 

 Ibis 1871. p. 145 — Houbara undulata, Rchb. Hühnervög. t. COLI. 

 %. 2146—2147. — v. Droste, Bericht über die XVIII. Sitz. d. 

 deutsch. Orn. Ges. (1870.) p. 73. — Otis houbara, Licht. Dubl. Cat. 

 p. 69. — Heugl. Peterm. Geogr. Mitth. 1869. p. 411. — Saunders, 

 Ibis 1871. p. 385. — Dubois, Cab. Journ. 1856. p. 303. — Brehm, 

 Reiseskiz. I. p. 283. (Nicht in N. 0. Afrika!) - Della Cella, Tri- 

 poli (deutsch 1821.) p. 46. 



Arabisch Hubäfah ( ^U^ J und Raad ( e )<^'\ ) 



Fronte et pileo laete isabellino-rufescentibus , delicate nigro- 

 irroratis; crista verticali corapressa alba; cristae plumis posticis 

 rufo-fulvis, atro puuctulatis ; raento lorisque sordide fulvescente. 

 albidis; anguli oris, genarum et regionis supraocularis vibrissis 

 setosis, nigricantibus ; regione parotica fulvescente ; occipite, uucha, 

 colloque cinereis, conspicue colore nigro fasciatim irroratis et ver- 

 miculatis; torque collari, in regione parotica Oriente, jugulum et 

 pectus cingente, e plumis longis, nntantibus composita, supra 

 nigra, infra alba; abdoinine et subalaribus albis; pectoris plumis 

 fulvo-adumbratis , atro-adspersis ; crisso et subcaudalibus partim 

 fumose irroratis; auchenio tergaeoque reliquo laete cinnamomeo- 

 fulvis, maculis atris, fulve irroratis; rectricibus laete rufo-fulvis, 

 in dimidio apicali atro-adspersis et fasciis 2—3 coerulescente- 

 cinereis, nigro-marginatis , rectricibus lateralibus albo-apicatis ; 

 primariis extimis albidis, late fusco-terminatis, remigibus reliquis 

 atris, in apice partim albo-marginatis ; secundariis posticis magis 

 magisque rufescentibus , atro-adspersis; primariarum tectricibus 

 primi ordinis atris, in basi fulvo-albidis et nigro-punctulatis ; alae 

 tectricibus medianis tum magis albicantibus, tum cinerascentibus, 

 tergaei modo pictis; rostro canescente-flavido, in apice et cul- 

 mine fusciore; pedibus olivaceo-flavidis ; iride fiavida; — long, 

 tot. 2'. 2%". — rostr. a fr. 1". 6"'. — al. 14". 4'". — caud. 8". 

 — tars. 3 ■'. 5"'. — dig. med. c. u. 1". 8'". 



