BUFFED BUSTARD. 159 



barred alternately with, black and dark russet; the end light cream- 

 colour. Beak brownish grey; feet greenish; iris colourless. 



The female differs but little from the male. It is rather smaller, 

 and the colours are less lively. According to De Fontaine, 

 ("Memoires de 1' Academic des Sciences,") she carries like him a 

 crest and a ruff; but Temminck says she has neither; the head and 

 top of the neck whitish, starred with brown spots; the feathers of 

 the ruff are short and silky; the front of the neck russet, with 

 small spots and zigzags of brown. 



According to Degland, the young males have the feathers of the 

 crest shorter, with delicate ash-coloured streaks, and russet towards 

 their extremities; the black and white feathers of the ruff of equal 

 length, varied with brown and whitish; back and wings isabelle red, 

 varied with brown zigzags and black spots; front of the neck russet, 

 also varied with brown zigzags. 



My figures of this bird and its egg are from specimens kindly 

 sent me by Canon Tristram. The former, from the Sahara, is marked 

 June 7th., 1856. 



The species has been figured by Naumann, pi. 170, and Gould, 

 pi. 268 



