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where, I believe, it not unfrcqucntly occurs in its autumnal 
migration.” 
^liddendorff expressly statcs^that the bird he describes 
is the same as that of Keyserling and Blasius ; and INIr. 
Newton’s species is evidently that described by Midden- 
dorlf, as M. cervimis. The male bird figured by the 
latter is less spotted on the breast, and the chechs are 
more covered with russet. 
IMiddendorff remarks, “This bird was found in both 
north and south Siberia. I shot a female in the Stonowoj 
Mountains, on the 26th. of May, consequently not on 
the passage. The rust-yellow of the Siberian specimen 
has a somewhat violet tint, (very similar to the colour 
on the breast of the Turtle Dove;) it covers the cheeks 
near the eyes, the throat, flank, neck, and upper part 
of the breast. It is only found in this plumage from 
May to July. These colours are on the upper part of 
the breast, sharply bordered with whitish yellow ; on 
the belly, pencilled blackish spots. The back is very 
dark, without reddish or yellowish tints, but the narrow 
border of the feathers is whitish or greenish grey. The 
four first wing primaries are of almost equal length, 
and nearly as long as the longest tertial, as pointed out 
by Keyserling and Blasius. The inner half of the white 
outermost tail feather brownish, and there is a pointed 
three-cornered while patch on the tip of the inner web 
of the second feather; the rest of the tail feathers are 
black brown. IVhen fresh the upper part of the beak 
w’as dark horn-colour ; the under mandible at the point 
the same, but at its root light yellow; iris, dark chesnut 
brown; tarsus and toes brighter than iris, but the soles 
of the feet orange yellow.” 
The adult male sent to mo by Mr. Newton, and 
marked “Nyborg, July 3-4, 1865, J. W. & N.,” agrees 
