1895. 



PBOCEEDINGS^OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



475 



Male, adult, ISfowboog Valley, eastern Kashmir, June 2, 1892 ; 7,000 

 feet. " Bill black, base of lower mandible plumbeous; feet brownisli 

 black ; irides pale brown." 



Female, adult, Yale of Kashmir, May 18, 1893; (),000 feet. "Nest 

 and eggs of this si>ecimen taken.'' 



Male, adult, Yale of Kashmir, June 1, 181)3. " Feet dark slate, soles 

 pale; irides pale brown; bill black, base of lower mandible leaden; 

 length, 5-^ inches." 



Female, young, Shyok Eiver, Ladak, July 15, 1893; 11,000 feet. 

 "Feet leaden; irides gray; length, ^ inches." 



Female, young, Sliyok River, Ladak, July 15, 1893; 11,000 feet. 

 " Upper mandible brownish black; lower mandible fleshy; feet leaden; 

 length, of inches." 



81. PHYLLOPSEUSTES AFFINIS (Tickell). 



Male, adult, central Kashmir, July 27, 1891 ; 12,000 feet. Two speci- 

 mens. 



82. PHYLLOPSEUSTES TYTLERI (Brooks). 



Female, adult, western Kashmir, July 2, 1891; 7,000 feet. 



Male, adult, western Kashmir, July G, 1891; 8,000 feet. 



Mr. Brooks has verified my identification of these two specimens and 

 notes that they are in faded summer plumage. I have no other speci- 

 mens of this species for comparison, but from descriptions these birds 

 seem to differ in their smaller size. 



Measurements of Phi/Uojiseusies ti/tleri. 



Sa. PHYLLOPSEUSTES TRISTIS (Blyth). 



Male, adult, Zogi-bul Pass, Kashmir, June 20, 1893; 11,000 feet. 

 "Upper mandible brownish black, lower mandible pale; feet black; 

 length, 4| inches." 



Female, adult, Zogi-bul Pass, Kashmir, June 20, 1893; 11,000 feet. 

 "Upper mandible blackish brown, lower mandible iiale brown; feet 

 very dark brown; length, 4f inches." 



Male, adult, Pashgam, Kashmir, June 25, 1893; 9,000 feet. "Bill 

 black, base of lower mandible brownish yellow; feet black; soles 

 pale; length, 4f inches." 



Female, adult, Indus Yalley, Ladak, June 30, 1893; 11,000 feet. 

 "Bill dark horn brown, base of lower mandible yellowish brown; 

 feet dark brown; soles yellowish; irides dark brown; length, -l^ 

 inches." 



