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PALLAS'S SAND-GROUSE. 
S^htxptn Falltijni—TzMiaitiCK. 
PLATE XXIII. 
Tclmo pnrndoxa, PtiUas — Hc^lcrorJHc jjtousi*, £«fAam.— , 
Heterotlite riilUis, Svrrbftptcs PnllAsii, Temminck^ Pi- 
gems et CaltiitQCi't ; PI, CofnrUea^ ^^^Di'lanoup^ DictiOTh. 
naire Clas^iijue d^Iihimre Nafureilr^ viiL p. 182. 
The ontire lenf^tli of i\m rurious hird, figured Uy 
TemmijuU, was searefly nine iuidoK, of whirh the 
Tcry long tail fL'atli*;rs orcujjjr lUree; but the speci- 
mens prociiretl hy M. T>«!nt"i«e fj'om tlie bortlt-t^ of 
Cliina, woYii sibove eleven liiclit*??, exclusive of tlio 
tail, wliich was above tfiree. Tbe colours of these 
birds were miiL'b more hriili ant also^ and he la of opi- 
nion thai ihe subji-rt of our piite was a youni^ male 
of small size. Tin- plumJigt? is generally of ibe brown- 
ibIi yellow lint, tfie t ommon colour of the tvbole ; 
upon tlte back and Wings of a clearer and more yel- 
low tint iban on tbe other paru. Across the lower 
part of tbe breast, the featliers ha^*e a black band 
at the lip, whii b formn a liar across ; and upon the 
centre of the belly there ijj anntlier broader band 
of brown isb-bkck« Tbe feathers on the back are 
