Fam. Pteroclidae. — 856 — Gen. Pterocles. 



— Rüpp. Syst. TJebers. Nr. 385. — Hengl. Syst. Uebers. Nr. 537. 



— Heugl. Faun. Roth. Meer, Nr. 222. — Finsch, Coli. Josse p. 291. 



— Blanf. Abyss. p. 419. — Licht. Nomencl. Mus. Berol. p. 83. — 

 Brehm, Gab. Journ. 1855. p. 374.; 1856. p. 334., 395. — Heugl. 

 Gab. Journ. 1862. p. 415. — Hartm. Gab. Journ. 1863. p. 307. — 

 Tristr. Ibis 1868. p. 211. - Taylor, Ibis 1867. p. 67. — Gray, 

 Gen. of B. III. p. 519. — Gray, Hand-list, II. p. 250. — Guer. & 

 de la Fresn. in Ferr. & Galin. Voy. Abyss. III. p. 249. Nr. 192. — 

 Taczan. Gab. Journ. 1870. p. 51. — Shelley, Ibis 1871. p. 143. — 

 Heugl. Peterm. Georgr. Mitth. 1869. p. 411. 



Arabisch, wie die verwandten Arten Gata 1 1 i^a j. 



Pileo, nucha, interscapiüio, tectricibus hnmeralibiis et tertiariis, 

 tergo, uropygio et siipraeaudalibus ex fuscescente olivaceo-fulvi- 

 dis, scapularibus apicem versus puriiis fiilviS; in apice ipso stri- 

 ctissime nigricante-marginatis ; genis, collo et pectore ochraceis, 

 hoc magis rufescente, pectoris fascia stricta nigerrima; supra vix 

 albido-marginata; subalaribus, abdomine, hypochondriis, crisso et 

 tibialibus castaneo-fuscis, abdomine medio magis nigricante; sub- 

 caudalibus fulvo-albidis ; alae tectricibus laete ocbraceis, apicem 

 versus flavioribus, medianarum apice laete colore castauet)-um- 

 brino marginatis; remigibus primariis fuscis, 5 — 6 extimis conco- 

 loribus, reliquis in pogonio interno late albis; secundariis fuscis, 

 in pogonio externo partim ochraceo-limbatis ; rectricibus sordide 

 fulvescentibus, extimis apicem versus fusco-fasciatis, in apice late 

 albicante-fulvis, Vi medianis apicem versus elongato-subulatis, a 

 basi usque medium tergaeo concoloribus , deinde nigricantibus ; 

 tarsorum plumulis rufescente-ochraceis ; rostro et pedibus fusces- 

 cente-plumbeis ; iride umbrina; orbitis nudis flavis; — long. tot. 

 12".— 13". — rostr. a fr. 5'". — al. 7".~7". 4'". - rectric. in- 

 termed. 5". 5'". — tars. 1". ~ dig. med. c. u. IOV2'".— H'". 



?: Ochraceo-fulva ; capite supero, collo postico et laterali ju- 

 guloque fusco-striolatis, juguli striolis subtriangularibus ; gula re- 

 gioneque parotica et ophthalmica ocbraceis, concoloribus ; pectoris 

 fascia stricta fusca ; pectore inferiore pallide fulvido ; abdomine et 

 tibialibus fuscescente-rufis, fusco-fasciatis ; crisso et subcaudalibus 

 pallide fulvidis ; iuterscapulio, scapularibus, tergo, uropygio, supra- 

 caudalibus et rectricibus fuscescente fasciolatis et variis; rectrici- 



