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Fcem? Fronte, corpora infra, dorso imo,fasciA alarum, rectrici- 

 busque lateralibus favis ; capite, nucha 4 , scapularibus, dorsoque 

 superiori griseis ; alts rectricibusque mediis nigris, 



Longitudo corporis, 8-J- ; alee, 3-J- ; rostri, X V ; tarsi, -§- ; caudcz, 4. 



Carduelis spinoides. Mas. Card, fronte, occipite, collo corpo- 

 reque infra, ptilis, pteromatum apicibus* fascia remigum, rectri- 

 cumque later alium basibus flavis ; capite supra dorsoque oliva- 

 ceis ; alis cauddquefuscescenti -nigris. 



Fcem. ? Coloribus minus saturatis ; abdomine dorsoque olivaceo- 

 fusco striatis. 



Statura paulo major quam Card. Spini. 



Picus auriceps. Mas. Pic. capite supra aureo; occipite, cbdomine 

 imo, crissoque coccineis ; colli parte posteriori et striga utrinque 

 laterali, corporeque supra nigris ; colli parte frontali et lateribus, 

 corporeque infra albis, hoc nigro striato ; scapularibus, pteroma- 

 tibus, remigibus, rectricibusque lateralibus atbo-maculatis ; dorso 

 medio griseo, albo nigroquefasciato. 



Fcem. Sine nota coccined occipitali. 



Statura Pic. mediL 



Picus pygm^eus. Mas. Pic. capite supra dorsoque medio griseo- 

 canis, hoc albo nigro que fa sciato ; striga utrinque per oculos ad 

 nucham extendente, guld, maculisque pteromatum remigum et 

 rectricum lateralium albis; pectore abdomineque albescentibus, 

 fusco graciliter striatis ; not a longitudinall gracili utrinque post 

 oculos coccined. 



Fcem. Sine nota coccined postoculari. 



Statura minor quam Pic. minoris. 



The male exhibited of this species was observed to have the two 

 middle tail feathers elongated beyond the rest, and the lateral fea- 

 thers were shown to be altogether soft and flexible, like those of 

 the genus Picumnus, Tenira. 



Cinnyris GouLDiiE. C'mn. capite supra, gidd colloque in fronte, 

 regione auriculari, striga utrinque gracili ad latera colli usque 

 ad humeros extendente, uropygio, caudce tectricibus, rectrici- 

 busque duabus mediis elongatis purpureo et cceruleo metallice 

 splendetdibus; capitis lateribus, occipite, nucha, scapularibus, dorso 

 summo, ptilisque sanguineo-rubris ; dorso imo, pectore, abdomi- 

 neque sulphur eis, his sanguineo sparsis ; remigibus rectricibusque 

 lateralibus fuscis. 



Longitudo circiter 5 uncias. 



Mr. Vigors expressed the pleasure which he felt in dedicating 

 this species to the accomplished artist, Mrs. Gould, who executed 

 the plates of these Himalayan birds. 



