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will fly close around, every now and again darting swiftly down with a rushing sound, uttering 

 its loud plaintive cry. When the young are hatched they are tended with the utmost care by 

 their parents until able to fly and take care of themselves. 



The specimens figured are a full-plumaged spring-killed bird on the same Plate with the 

 autumn-killed specimen of T. fuscus, an autumn-plumaged bird on the Plate with the young in 

 down and adult in spring of T. fuscus ; and on a third Plate are figured the present species and 

 T. fuscus in full winter dress. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, d . London market, September 1867. b, d , c, 2 ■ Pagham, Sussex, Augast 29th, 1866 {J. E. Hurting). 

 d,6- Pagham, July 11th, 1870 (R. B. Sharpe). e,f,g,h,i,j. Pagham, July 1870 (R. B. S). k,%. 

 Orkney (Dunn). I. Near Seville, March 3rd, 1870 (H. Saunders), m, 2- Near Gibraltar, March 25th, 

 1872 (Col. Irby). n. Albania, December (Hanbury Barclay), o. Massuah, Abyssinia (W. Jesse). 



E Mus. H. B. Tristram, 

 a, 2 . Pulos, February 10th, 1858 (H. B. T.) . b,3- Sabtcha (H. B. T.) . 



E Mus. Howard Saunders. 



a, 6 . Near Seville, May 19th (H. S.). b,2. Coto de Donana, March 20th. c, d . Granada, April, d. 

 Malaga, September 23rd. e. Valencia, November 7th. 



