OTIS. 
777 
Boissonneaui Cabanis, Mus. Heine. II. 30. = Anabates auritus Lichtst. 
OTIS (Otididae. — erciç nom. propr.). — Linne, Syst. Nat. 1735. — Rüppell, 
Mus. Senkenbg. IL 107. — Gray, Genera Birds 1845. III. 532. Schlegel, 
Mus. Pays-Bas Cursores 1. 
Synon.: Tarda Klein. — Tetrax Leach. — Houbara (Hubara), Sypheotis , Choriotis, 
Afrotis Bonap. — Eupodotis, Cblamydotis, Sypheotides Less. — Lophorbipis Glog. — Lo- 
photis, Lissotis , Trachelotis, Comatotis Reichb. 
Corpus validum, ovatum, rufo, nigricante et albo variegatum. Caput subde- 
pressum, plumulis longiusculis , angustis radiatum. Rostrum brève, conicum, con- 
vexum. Nares ovatae, amplissimae, in medio rostri positae. Lingua sublanceolata, 
acuta, basi utrinque dentata. Collum longum erectum. Alae volatui idoneae, 
cauda breviores. Crura in parte inferiori plumis denudata. Pedes tegulati, cauda 
multo longiores, tridactyli i digiti très antici unguibus supra et subtus convexis in- 
strueti; digito postico nullo. Cauda saepe rotundata, alis longior. — 2 7 Specc. 
abyssinica Gray, Griff. Anim. kingd. == Otis arabs Lin. 
afra Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I. 724. — Vieillot, Encycl. méth. 11. — Latham, 
Synopsis IL Tb. 79. — Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas Curs. 6. [Africa merid. 
Otis atra Linne, Syst. Nat. I. 264. 
Eupodotis afra Gray, Genera Birds III. 533. — Layard, Birds SAfr. 286. 
Sypheotides afer Blyth, Catal. Birds as. Soc. 258. 
Afrotis afra Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1856. XLIII. 416. 
Knorhaan. — Black Koran. 
a froides Smith, Illustr. SAfr. Zool. Tb. 19. [Africa merid. 
Eupodotis afroides Gray, Genera Birds III. 533. — Layard, Birds SAfr. 287. 
Eupodotis leueoptera Reichenbach, natürl. Syst. 
Afrotis afroides Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1856. XLIII. 416. 
arabs Linne, Syst. Nat. I. 264. — Rüppell, Atl. Faun. Abyss. Tf. 16. — Schle- 
gel, Mus. Pays-Bas Curs. 8. — v. Heuglin, Ornith. NOAfr. 946. 
[Arabia. Senegal. 
Otis abyssinica Gray, Griff, anim. kingd. III. 
Eupodotis arabs Gray, Genera Birds III. 533. 
Choriotis arabs Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1856. XLIII. 416. 
Lohong. Hubarah. Doha. Tagadat Karasdai. 
atrieeps Gray, Griff, anim. kingd. ■= Otis aurita Lath. 
a h rit a Latham, Synops. Suppl. 228. — Lesson, Voy. Belanger II. 278. Tb. 10. 
— Temminck, Pl. color. 533. — Jardine, Illustr. Ornith. Tb. 40. 42. — Schle- 
gel, Mus. Pays-Bas Curs. 10. [India. 
Otis indica Müller, Cimel. 
Otis gularis Cuvier, Mus. par. — Lesson, Traité Ornith. 528. 
Otis fulva Sykes, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832. II. 155. 
Otis marmorata Gray, Illustr. Ind. Zool. Tb. 60. 
Otis atriceps Gray, Griff, anim. kingd. III. 
Sypheotides atriceps Lesson, Revue Zool. 1839. 
Eupodotis aurita Gray, Genera Birds III. 533. 
Sypheotides auritus Blyth, Cat. Birds as. Soc. 259. 
Comatotis aurita Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1856. XLIII. 416. 
Charj, Tun mor, Kun noul. — Floriken. Likh. — Urail. — Fier cher. 
aiistralasiana Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1840. VIII. 176. = Otis australis 
Gray. 
australis Gray, Griff, anim. kingd. III. 305. — Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas 
Curs. 9. [Australia. 
Otis australasiana Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1840. VIII. 176; Birds Australia 
VI. Tb. 4. 
Eupodotis australis Gray, Genera Birds III. 533. 
Choriotis australis Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1856. XLIII. 416. 
Be bil ya. — Turkey. 
Barrowi Gray, Griff, anim. kingd. III, Otis senegalensis Vieill. 
