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Temminck's name, and gives the figure of a bird from 

 the Museum of Munich. In his "Birds of Asia" he 

 restores the name of Pallas — T. f meatus. I think this 

 is a mistake, for in the first place the change of a 

 name held for so long a time, and adopted by the 

 best European ornithologists is likely to cause confusion; 

 and secondly, it is by no means clear to my mind that 

 the specific identity has been clearly established. Gould's 

 two figures differ considerably, and I am not aware 

 that Temminck ever admitted that the bird he described 

 as Naumannii was identical with the f meatus of Pallas. 

 T. Naumannii is an inhabitant of Siberia and Japan; 

 it occurs accidentally in Silesia and Austria, more 

 commonly in Hungary, and probably in Southern 

 Russia. It is also found occasionally in Dalmatia and 

 the centre of Italy. It is readily recognised at all 

 ages by the dark brown tint of the feathers covering 

 the ears, and by the clear bright colour of the eyebrows. 

 Nothing whatever is known of the manners, habits, or 

 nidification of this species. 



The adult male has the top of the head and feathers 

 covering the ears of a dark brown; all the other upper 

 parts of a red ash-colour, passing by gradations of tints 

 into a deep russet, which is also the colour of the 

 sides of the neck, rump, and lateral tail feathers; the 

 same bright russet edges the scapularies, and forms 

 upon the chest, sides, and abdomen large spots, which 

 occupy the centre of all the feathers, fringed with a 

 deep white edge; middle of the belly and thighs of a 

 pure white. Primaries and middle tail quills, of a dark 

 brown, but all the under part of the tail red; beak 

 and feet brown. Length of the male nine inches. 



The female only differs from the male in having 

 lighter and less-marked tints. 



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