6. OTOCORYS. 543 



Ibis, 1861, p. 8; Stevc7is. Ibis, 1862, p. 308; Ciiyl. Ibis, 1860, 

 p. 58; Elices Sf Bucldey, Ibis, 1870, p. 195; Salvad. Faun. Ital. 

 Ucc. p. 134 (1871) ; Hwinh. P. Z. 8. 1871, p. 390 ; Heugl. Ibis, 

 1872, p. 61 ; Severtz. Tiirkest. Jevutn. p. 67 (1873) ; Alston ^- Harvie 

 Brown, Ibis, 1873, p. 62 ; Keicton, ed. Yarr. Br. B. i. p. 604 

 (1874) ; Dresser, B. Eur. iv. p. 387, pi. 243 (1874) ; id. Ibis, 1876, 

 p. 180 ; Cordeaux, Ibis, 1875, p. 182 : Danf. Sf Harvie Brown, 

 i. c. p. 310; Seeb. 4' Harvie Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 119; Collett, 

 P. Z. S. 1877, p. 47 ; David S,- Oust. Ois. C/mie, p. 315 (1877); 

 Seeb. Ibis, 1878, p. 34, 1882, pp. 217, 379 ; B. 0. U. List Br. B. 

 p. 73 (1883) ; Hensh. Auk, i. p. 263 (1884) ; Chapm. Ibis, 1885, 

 p. 174 ; Dubois, Bull. Mus. R. Belg. iii. p. 223 (1884) ; Brooks, 

 Ibis, 1885, p. 380 ; Gigl. Avif. Ital. p. 59 (1886) ; A. O. U. Cheek-l. 

 N. Avier. B. p. 238 (1886) ; Eidyiu. Man. N. Amer. B. p. 348 

 (1887) ; Irby, Key-list Br. B. p. 21 (1888) ; Samiders, Man. Br. 

 B. p. 249 (1888) ;" Gi(/l. Avif. Ital. 1st Resoc. p. 119 (1889). 



Otocorys corniita, Cab.'Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 122 (1850). 



Otocoryx alpestris, Licht. Nomencl. p. 38 (1854). 



Alauda (Phileremos) alpestris, Schrenk, Reis. Amurl. p. 271 (1859) ; 

 Radde, Reis. Sibir. p. 152, pi. iii. fig. 2 (1863). 



Otocorys penicillata {nee Gould), Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 94 ; Tristr. 

 Ibis, 1866, p. 289. 



Otocoris nivalis, Gray, Hund-l. B. ii. p. 117, no. 7735 (1870). 



Adult male iti breeding - phimage. General colour above ashy 

 brown with a vinous shade, the back and rump with black centres 

 to the feathers; the scapulars less distinctly marked; lesser and 

 median coverts pale vinous, the latter with ashy margins ; greater 

 coverts, bastard-wing, and primary-coverts dusky brown with hoary 

 whitish edges and a slight vinous tinge ; quills dusky brown, edged 

 with ashy grey, the first primary externally white, the inner secon- 

 daries browner and more like the greater coverts ; upper tail- 

 coverts pale vinous ; centre tail-feathers ashy with black centres, 

 the rest black, the outer feather white along the outer web ; hinder 

 crown, uape, hind neck, and sides of neck pale vinous ; forehead 

 and a broad eyebrow white, followed by a broad band of black 

 across the crown, which is produced backward into two black horn- 

 lets ; feathers rouud eye or eyelid, nasal plumes, lores, feathers 

 below the eyes, and fore part of ear-coverts black, extending along 

 the cheeks ; ear-coverts yellowish white, dusky behind ; malar line 

 and throat white, the latter tinged with yellow, extending on each 

 side to the sides of the neck, and skiiting the black ear-coverts till 

 it reaches to behind the eye and joins the white eyebrow ; a large 

 patch of black on the fore neck, extending on to the lower throat ; 

 chest and remainder of under surface of body white ; sides of breast 

 clear vinous, paler on the sides of body, which are slightly streaked 

 with blackish ; thighs vinous ; under tail-coverts white ; under wing- 

 coverts and axillaries white ; quills below dusky, the inner edge 

 white : " bill greyish black, the base of the lower mandible bluish 

 white ; feet and claws brownish black, tinged with grey " ( W. Mac- 

 qillivray). Total length G-8 inches, culmen 0*55, wing 4-25, tail 

 2-9, tarsus 0-9. 



