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bers near Aleppo, for its flesh, which is hard and 

 dry, and not relished by Europeans : it is called 

 Cata or Alcata in Arabia, and from thence its name 

 h derived. 



NAMAQUA PTEROCLES. . 

 (Pterocles tachypetes.) 



Pt. corpore supra cinerascente-^usco, gutture Jlavescente, vertice 

 collogue cinereis, tectricibus alarum apice cmereo-nilidis, pec- 

 toris cingulis alba castanets, vejitre cinereo-purpureo. (Femina 

 pallide rufescens, collo pecioreque striis fuscis longitudinalibuSy 

 corpore utrinque Jiisco rufoque transversim striata.) 



Pterocles with the body above grey-brown j the throat yel- 

 lowish 3 the crown and neck cinereous ; the tips of the wing- 

 coverts shining cinereous ; the breast with a belt of white 

 and chesnut ; the belly grey-purple. {Female pale rufescent 3 

 the neck and breast with longitudinal brown striae 3 the body 

 on both sides transversely striated with brown and rufous.) 



Pterocles tachypetes, Temm. Gall. Ind. p, 715. 



Tetrao Namaqua. Gmel. Syst, Nat. 1. 754. — Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 

 642. 19. 



Tetrao Senegalus. Lin, Mant. 177 1. P' 526. — Lath. Ind. Orn. 

 2. 642. 17. 



LaGelinotte du Senegal. BuJ^. PI. Enl. 130. (young male.) 

 Ganga velocifer. Temm, Pig. et Gall. 3. 274. 

 Senegal Grous. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 749. 14. a. 

 Namaqua Grous, — Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 750. 15. — Lath. Syn. 

 Sup. 215. 



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