Dr. J, E. Gray on a new genus of Fish-scaled Lizards, 3^5 



PROPASSER PXJLCHERRIMUS, HodgSOn. ^, ^}^^^^^ ^"' 



Propasser pulcherrimusy Hodgson, Gray's Zobl! Misc. (1844)y 

 p. 85. 



Hab. Himalaya. In Mus. East India Comp., Brit. Mus., J. Gouldy 

 Esq. 



The male differs from P. rhodochrous in having the forehead^ 

 superciliary streak, cheeks, throat, and under-parts, with the rumpv 

 of a paler or more silvery-crimson colour, being in some lights very 

 silvery ; the upper parts, with the crown, are dusky-brown with pale 

 crimson-tinged edges to each feather. The female diflers from the 

 same sex of P. rhodochrous in having the under-parts dusky white, 

 instead of rufescent, and the colours above are also less rufescent. 



The size is the same as that of P. rhodochrous^ excepting that in 

 P. pulcherrimus the wing is longer in both sexes. 



Remarks. — Both sexes of this species and P. rhodochrous were 

 sent from Nepal by B. H. Hodgson, Esq., under the name of pul- 

 cherrimus, which name, upon examining his original drawings iiij 

 the British Museum, we find refers to the true rhodochrous and not to 

 the present species ; but, as that indefatigable naturalist applied the 

 name to both birds, we deem it but correct to retain it for the present 

 bird. " '' ' -' 



Genus Linota, Bonaparte. 

 ',mm t8 .q />8iM Cannabina, Brehd?^^ .mmi^io^'^. 



Linota brevirostris, Gould. 



Linota brevirostris, Gould, Bonap. Geogr. et Comp. List of B* 

 p. 34 (1838). i^gA^ioaH 



1 Fringilla bella, Hempr. etEhrenberg, Mus. Berol. v - 



Hab. Erzeroum and Afghanistan. In Mus. East India Comp. et 

 J. Gould, Esq. 



Allied to L. montium, but distinguished from that species by ifa^ 

 lighter colour, and the male having the pink colour on the rmnp 

 paler ; the axillaries and the basal edge of the inner web of the 

 primaries and secondaries pure white ; the tail being margined on the 

 whole outer and broadly on the inner web also with pure white ; the 

 primaries and secondaries above are also broadly margined exteriorly 

 with white. The female is also paler and broadly edged as in the 

 male with white. 



Length 5 inches ; of wing 3|-ths ; of tail 2f ths ; centre feathers 

 \ inch less ; bill to frontal plumes y^o^ths ; to gape ^ an inch ; tarsus 

 Y^oths ; centre toe and claw f ths ; and hind ditto ^ an inch. 



Remark. — Cabanis in Catal. Birds Mus. Heine, p. 161, states 

 that " the bill of F. bella, of Hempr. and Ehrenb., is a trifle larger 

 than in L. cannabina, Linn., but in colour almost agrees with L, 

 fringillirostris, Bonap. et Schlegel, Monog. Lo2dej3S„t.,49...p. 45« 



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 New Genus of Fish-scaled Lizards (Sciss6sARiE)V'lFRbM'^5i 

 New Guinea. By J. E. Gray, Ph.D. F.R.S., etc. etc. ''^ 



The Lizard which I have the pleasure of bringing before the' 

 Society this evening, was presented to the British Museum, with 



