1895. 



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blackish triaugular spots; tlie upper tail-cpverts similar in color to the 

 back, not "like the rump," as set forth in T)r. Sharpe's description of 

 F.piinicea. 



Dr. Abbott's care in determining the sex of his si)eciniens, and his 

 close attention to details in their preparation, renders it very improba- 

 ble that the examples here regarded as females are immature males. 

 According to Dr. Sharpe's description of P. punicea above cited, the 

 young males differ from adult females "in having the rump yellow and 

 in the strong shade of olive-yellow which pervades the throat and 

 breast, while the foreneck and breast have large black triangnlar 

 spots." 



A male from Ladak, recorded in a former pai)er, and the male from 

 Teret Pass have an isolated spot of crimson posterior to the supercil- 

 iary stripe of that color. 



The three described forms of Pyrrliosxnza from the Himalayas and 

 central Asia are probably specifically the same, but I prefer to keep 

 the present one separate at present, pending further information on the 

 geographical distribution of the forms, as birds dwelling at such high 

 altitudes may exist in thoroughly isolated colonies, and under such 

 conditions must, of course, be regarded as full species. 



Measurements of I'ljrrhospizu lonyirostris. 



34. PYRRHULORHYNCHA PYRRHULOIDES (Pallas). 



Female, adult, junction of Aksu and Kashgar rivers, Eastern Tur- 

 kestan, November 29, 1893. "Bill dark horn brown, pale below; feet 

 dark brown; length, 7 inches." 



Female, adult, junction of Aksu and Kashgar rivers. Eastern Tur- 

 kestan, December 2, 1893. 



Male, immature, jungle on Kashgar River, 90 miles east of Maral- 

 bashi, Eastern Turkestan, December 5, 1893. 



Male, adult, jungle east of Maralbashi, Eastern Turkestan, February 

 1, 1894. "Bill dark horn brown, i)ale beneath; feet fleshy brown; 

 irides dark brown; length, 7| inches." 



Female, adult, jungle east of Maralbashi, Eastern Turkestan, Febru- 

 ary 1, 1894. " Feet fleshy brown; length, 6§ inches." 

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