Descriptive List of Birds 



Fairly common at Murree and Dalhousie, 

 but less so at the other western hill stations 

 and in Kashmir. 



90. Hcematos'piza sipahi : The Scarlet 

 Finch. F. 751, J. 735, -11. E. 



Cock : Plumage brilliant scarlet with some 

 black in wings and tail. 



Hen : Upper plumage brown with greenish- 

 yellow crescent-shaped markings. Rump 

 bright yellow. Lower plumage dull pale 

 yellow with dark crescent-shaped markings. 

 Bill stout. 



Darjeeling is the only hill station at which 

 this fine finch occurs. 



91. Propasser grandis : The Red-mantled 

 Rose Finch. F. 757, J. 741, +1. W. K. 



Cock : Most of the plumage brown tinged 

 with rosy red. Eyebrow, sides of head, chin 

 and throat shining rosy pink. Rest of lower 

 plumage rosy-red. 



Hen : Grey-brown, darkest in the upper 

 plumage and everywhere streaked with dark 

 brown. Wings and tail brown. 



I have not noticed this bird at any of the 

 Himalayan hill stations, as it seems to live 

 at higher elevations, but it is fairly common at 

 Gulmarg. 



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