1887.] PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 107 

 Pyrrhula griseiventris Lafr. 



1835.- 

 1841.- 



1844.- 

 1849.- 



1860.— 



187G.- 



1882.- 



1887.- 



Pyrrhula vulgaris Temminck, Mau. d'Orn., 2 ed., Ill, p. 248 (part). 



I'l/rrhula (jriseiventris Lafresnaye, Rev. Zool., 1841, Aug., p. 241. — SwiNHOE, 

 P. Z.S., 1871, p. 3?6. 



Spermophila (jrisvoventris Gray, Gen. 13., II, p. 386. 



Pyrrhula orxenialis Temm. & Schleg., Faun. Jap. Aves, p. 91. — BoNArAUTE. 

 Consp. Av., I, p. 525 (1650).— Blakist., Ibis, 1862, p. 328.— 7fZ., Chiysantb., 

 1883, Febr., p. — . Id., Am. List B. Jap., p. 64 (1»84).— Wiiitely, Ibis, 1^67, 

 p. 203.— SwiNHOE, Ibis, 1874, pp. 160, 463.— Taczan., J, f. Orn., 1876, p. 200. 

 —Id., Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1876, p. 183.— Blakist. & Pryer, Ibis, 1878, 

 p. 246.— /irf., Tr. As. Soc. Jap., VIII, 1880, p. 235.— /id., ihid., X, 1882, p. 176.— 

 BOLAU, J. f. Oru., 1880, p. 126.— W., ibid., 1882, p. 335.— Jouy, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., YI, p. 293 (1883). 



Pyrrhula vulgaris var. orientalis Schrexck, Reis. Amur!., I, ]>. 291 (I860).— 



Pkzewalski, Putescb. Ussuri, (No. 53) (1870). 

 -Pyrrhula cintracea Dresser, B. of Eur., IV, p. 100 (part). 



-Pyrrhula rosacea Seeboiim, Ibis, 1882, p. 371. Journ. f. Oru., 1884, p. 409 

 (1885). — Blakist., Cbrysantb., 1882, p. 474. — Id., ibid., 1883, Jan., p. 36. — Id. 

 ibid., Feb., p.—. —.Id., Amend. List B.Jap., p. 64 (1884). 

 -Pyrrhula orientalis rocacea Seebohm, Ibis, 1H87, p. 101. 



hula pyrrhnloides Temm.", Mus. Acad. Pbilada. 



Temmixck et Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, pi. liii. 

 Gould, B. As., pt. V, pi.— (1853). 



Measurements. 



■" Museum anil No. 



Collector 

 and Mo. 



U.S. Nat. 110199. 

 U.S. Nat. 91339.. 

 Christ iania, N .. 

 U. .-.Nat.98:i90.. 

 U.S. Nat. 110200. 

 U.S. Nat. 90388.. 

 U.S. Nat. 1101:01. 

 U. S. Nat. U1310. 

 U.S. Nat. IIO-JU?, 

 U. S. Nat. 9C389.. 

 U. S.Nat. 9039 1.. 

 U.S. Nat. 110203. 

 U.S.Nat. 91342.. 



Jony, 1630.. 

 Jouv, 812... 

 Petersen, 4 . 

 Ota, Bl. 1995 

 Jouy, 1031 .. 

 Blakist. 1057 

 Jouy, 1032.. 

 Jouy, 815 . .. 

 Jouy, 1033 . . 

 Blakist. 1060 

 Ota, Bl. 1990 

 Jouy, 1634 .. 

 Jouy, 875 . . . 



(cDad, 

 d ad., 

 d ad.. 

 d-A.. 

 {d")ail 

 d ad.. 

 (d")ad 

 d- ad.. 

 (cDad. 

 d ad.. 

 d ad. 

 (d')ad 

 d ad.. 



Locality. 



Nikko, Hondo 



Tato Yarn.', Hondo . 



Yaiuato, Kiusiu 



Tokio, Hondo 



Nikko, Hondo 



Hakodadi, Yezo 



Nikko, Hondo 



Tato \''aiua, Hondo . 



Nikko, Hondo 



Hakodatli, Yezo . . . . 



Toklo, Hondo 



Nikko, Hondo 



Tate Yama, Hondo. 



Date. 



Nov. 28,1882 

 Dec. 13, 1885 



Feb. 15,1873 

 Nov.' 28,' 1882 

 Feb.' "I'e" 1873 



Dec. 17, 



Average of 13 males 



U.S. Nat. 91341.. 

 Christiania, N . . 



Jouy, 816 ...j 

 Petersen, 27i 



9 ad.. 

 ? ad.. 



Tate Yama, Hondo I Nov. 28, 1882 



Shimbon, Kiusiu Feb. 14, 1886 



9.5' 17 

 10 I 17 



9 ! 17 



9.5 17 

 10 1 18 



9.5 18 



9 



10 



9 I 

 10 

 10 I 



9.5 



62 9.5:17.5 



61 i 9 117.5 



60 1 9.5i 18 



I liave before me, as will be seen by the above table, 13 male Japanese 

 Bullfiuches, which, for convenience' sake, I shalUlesiguateiu the follow- 

 ing by their current numbers. Arranged in a row, from Xo. 1 to Xo. 13, 

 they form an uninterrupted series from the most extreme P. rosacea to the 

 grayest P. griseivenh'is, the intergradation being in every respect per- 

 fect. From 'So. 1 to ISTo. 10 the red " flush " is visible on the wider parts, 



