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THE BANDED SAND C ROUSE. 
PLATE XXIV. F«MAL8.— PLATE XXV. Male. 
Tetrao urenanust Paltdst — Gangii unibanfie, Pteroclefl are- 
nariua, Temminck, I'ig. et Galiinnci^t Hud PL C^toriiei, 
pis. 52 and 53. 
In tliie beautiful fiand gTou««> wp see, if sucli rii 
expression may be useil^ a more perfect form. The 
form uf tbe bird is strong but ligbt, tiie wingK loti^ 
and amplR. The tarsi fpatbeml only in front, and 
the feet evidemly a<lapie<l for running. We have, 
however, ihe same prevaihtig colour of grey and yel- 
lowish-brown^ of the peculiar opiiqae lustre wliich 
pr« vails amonj^ tliem. TJie belly nf tiie male is deep 
brov/niHlj-blafk, the ihmat is marked with a spot of 
the Kame rolourj and bdow the breast tfiere is ano- 
ther (jimtlariy coloured band, from which Temmmck 
hay derived \m trivial name. The female is of the 
same general tint. "^11 le dark part^ of tlie under 
plumage are paler, and the patch on the throat is 
wanting", but apparently replaced by another of 
grey, while the head, brea»t, and upper parts are 
covered with browniijh-black bars und crossings, 
somewhat akin to those which distinguitih the fe- 
mu,les of the true grouse. The tail in this stpcciea 
