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neck-stripes meet below; and there is a very old female which 
has completely assumed the male plumage. 
One point which puzzles me is the etymology of the name 
Ur keklik. The latter part is simple enough_, being the 
usual Turkish word for Partridge; but of the former syllable 
I can get no interpretation: nor does it_, though universally 
used in connexion with the present species^ appear to be a 
Turkish word j and it is probably in the ancient Chaldee 
that the signification of the word must be looked for'^. 
167. Charadrius pluvialis^ L. 
Flocks were observed on the plain near Tarsus in December. 
168. Charadrius mongolicus (Pall.). 
A single specimen was shot on the bare undulating plateau 
of the interiorj May 11th. 
169. Charadrius curonicus, Gm. 
Common during the end of April on the banks of the Kor- 
kun river at the foot of the Ala dagh. 
170. Vanellus cristatuSj Meyer. 
A young bird, shot at Zebil^ January 28th_, was the only 
occurrence of this species in the Taurus. It was^ however^ 
pretty common in marshy districts further to the north. 
171. Glareola pratincola (L.). 
Only observed at the marshes near Kaisariyeh^ where it 
was common. 
172. ScOLOPAX RUSTICULA^ L. Yelfi, 
Generally distributed in the mountains^ but far less com¬ 
mon than in the more western parts of the country. 
173. ScOLOPAX GALLINAGOj L. 
A few shot on the banks of the Sihoun_, near Anascha_, in 
March_, were the only birds of this species Seen. 
174. ScOLOPAX GALLINULA, L. 
As the preceding. 
175. Totanus calidris (L.). 
Found common on marshy grounds in the interior. May 
13th. 
^ In Hungarian Ur = gentleman, noble? 
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