. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 20. AMMOMANES. 641 20. AMMOMANES. AnuBomaues, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 125 (1850) A. Foot of Ammomancs algcrieiisis. mye. Desert countries of l^.W. Africa to North-easteru Africa, ralestine, and through Persia and Arabia to India. Kei/ to the >Sj)ecics. a. With a blackish baud at the end of the tail, the feathers being reddish or white for ^ more than their basal half. «'. Primaries brown, edged externally with rufous or sandy buff, which does not ^^extend across the base of the feather. a . Under surface rufesceut, with broad du
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 20. AMMOMANES. 641 20. AMMOMANES. AnuBomaues, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 125 (1850) A. Foot of Ammomancs algcrieiisis. mye. Desert countries of l^.W. Africa to North-easteru Africa, ralestine, and through Persia and Arabia to India. Kei/ to the >Sj)ecics. a. With a blackish baud at the end of the tail, the feathers being reddish or white for ^ more than their basal half. «'. Primaries brown, edged externally with rufous or sandy buff, which does not ^^extend across the base of the feather. a . Under surface rufesceut, with broad dusky streaks on the breast; under wiug-coverts chestnut phcenicura, p. 642. b . Under surface white, iucludiiig the under wmg-coverts; no dusky streaks on the breast ,... /->•»' fii^ b-. Primaries rufous with 'dusky' tips";" under ^" b. lail-featl ers dusky brown or blackish, rufous along the outer webs, sometimes rufescent towards the base, c'. Under wiug-coverts and quUl-lining nifous or chestnut. c". Quills externally rufous for more than tlie basal half of the outer web of the primaries. «'". Sandy vinous above ahjeriensis, p. 645. .7" n Ml -/^T fW/, a . yuills dusky brown narrowly edged with rV TTnf ^ ^^-on^ ; above mouse-brown .... phamicuroides, p. 647. d. Under wing-coverts and qmll-Iining ashv or leaden grey. e". Larger: Wing 4-1 inches; chestnut above; Hanks ashy; chest strongly streaked / . Smaller: wmg 3-6 inches; light rufous ^' > ^ above; flanks washed with light rufous; only a few dusky spots on the .' cn/throch/cmwi v, ads e. Larger: breast thickly spotted with black- "^"''^"""'''y'^V-hiQ. sides of body ashy; under wing-coverts and linnig of quills leaden grey ferruyinea, p. 649. VOL. XIII. 2 X. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perf
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