Genus PTEEOCLIS, Temm. 



Pteroclis arenarius (Pall.). 



Pteroclea arenarius, Thien, Furtjyflanz. ges. Voff. p. 48, tab. x. fig^. 1 



(1846-54) ; Baedeker, Bier Eur. Voff. tab. 67. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; 



8alvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 353 ; Tristram, Ibis, 1 860, p. 69 ; Bree, Birds 



Eur. iii. p. 226, pi. — (1867) ; 2nd ed. iv. p. 135, pi. — (1875) ; 



Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 223 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 61 (1874) ; 



Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 27 ; Hume 8r Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. 



p. 47 (1879) ; Barnes, Stray Feath. ix. p. 219 (1880) ; Grant, Cat. 



Birds B. M. xxii. p. 18 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 36 



(1898). 

 Pteroclis arenarius, Sharpe, Sand-l. i. p. 50 (1899). 



The eggs of the Black-bellied Sand-Grouse are, on the whole, 

 very pale, and present a marbled appearance. The ground is 

 greyish white, cream-colour or pale buff, and occasionally very pale 

 green. The surface- markings are yellowish brown, plain brown or 

 pale rufous, and consist of ill-defined streaky blotches which are, 

 more or less, confluent. The eggs measure from I'T to 2 in length, 

 and from 1-23 to 1-33 in breadth. 



2. Granada, Spain. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Granada (H. Saunders). . S'eebohni Coll. 



4. Arganda, Spain, 15th June (H. 8.). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Tzhar, Algeria, 4th June ( W. H. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Simpson). 



3. Harakta, Algeria, 2nd June ( W. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



H. S.). 



3. Harakta, 10th June ( W. B. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Madracen, Constantine, 27th May.. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



7. Tunis. Louis Eraser, Esq. [C.]. 



1. Erzeroum, Asia Minor. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Chaousk-Keui, Asia Minor, 11th Seebohm Coll. 



May (C. G. Danford). 



3. Baghas-lyan, Asia Minor, 9th May Seebohm Coll. 



(C.G.D.). 

 6. Jazli-tash, Asia Minor, 12th May Seebohm Coll. 



(C. G. D.). 

 1. Chaman, Afghanistan, 15th May Hume Coll. 



(H. E. Barnes). 



Pteroclis coronatus, LieJit. 



Pterocles coronatus, Thien. Fortpjlanx. ges. VSg. p. 49, tab. x. fig. 4 a 6 

 (1845-54) ; Hume ^' Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 67 (1879j ; Barnes 

 Stray Feath. ix. pp. 219, 458 (1880) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Svppl.) 



