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FHINGILLIDJS. 



back ; median coverts dusky brown, the inner ones washed with 

 purplish black at the ends ; outer greater coverts glossy purplish 

 black, pale drab at the ends, the inner ones entirely pale drab ; 

 bastard-wing and primary-coverts dusky blackish ; quills black, 

 externally purplish black, the inner secondaries shaded with bronzy 

 and purplish black towards the ends ; the small innermost secondary 

 with a crimson streak down the outer web ; upper tail-coverts and 

 centre tail-feathers purplish black with a bronzy lustre, the edges 

 and tips of the feathers velvety black ; remainder of tail-feathers 

 black, edged and tipped with purplish black ; crown of head paler 

 drab than the back, and mottled with dusky bases, imparting a 

 spotted appearance ; forehead and lores dusky blackish, as well as 

 base of cheeks and chin ; beneath the hinder part of the eye a 

 whitish streak ; ear-coverts and cheeks dark drab-brown ; remainder 

 of under surface drab-brown, becoming paler on the centre of the 

 breast ; the abdomen whitish ; sides of body and flanks drab-brown ; 

 thighs also drab-brown ; under tail-coverts white ; under wing- 

 coverts and axillaries white ; quills below dusky, whitish along the 

 inner edge : " bill greenish horn-colour with black tip ; legs fleshy 

 brown ; iris brown " (B. H. Hodijson). Total length G - 5 inches, 

 culmen OS, wing 3-4, tail 2*85, tarsus 0-65. 



Adult female. Similar to the malo, but having the streak on the 

 innermost secondary yellow instead of red. Total length 6-5 inches, 

 culmen 0-45, wing 3*35, tail 2-85, tarsus 065. 



Hab. Confined to the Himalayas. 



a b. S ad. sk. Jerripani, Masuri, Feb. 1870. 



c, d. Ad. sk. Nairn Tal, Oct. 1809 (R. Thompson). 



e. Ad. sk. Almora, Nov. 10, 1875. 



/. c? ad. sk. Sheopuri Ridge, Nepal Valley, 



Feb. 16, 1878 (J. Scully). 

 ff, h, i, k. Ad. sk. Nepal. 



I, m, n, o. Ad. sk 

 p. d ad. ; q, r. 



2 ad. sk. 

 s. cj ad. sk. 

 t. d" ad. sk. 

 u, v. iS ad. ; w. 



2 ad. sk. 

 x, y. 3 ad. sk. 

 s. c? ad. sk. 

 (i. d ad. sk. 

 V. c? ad. ; c' 



e'. 2 a d- sk 

 f. Imm. sk. 

 ff'. 2 a d- sk. 

 h', i'. 2 a d- sk. 

 k', V, ml, n'. Ad. ; 



o',p',q'. Imm.sk 



d', 



Nepal (Hodgson) . 



Native Sikhim, Jan. 1876 (L. Man- 



delli). 

 Native Sikhim, March 1879 (i. M.). 

 Native Sikhim, June 1875 (L. M.). 

 Native Sikhim, Aug. 1873 (L. M.). 



Native Sikhim, Oct. 1873 (Z. M.). 

 Sikhim, Jan. 1876 (i. M.). 

 Sikhim, Feb. 1873 (i. M.). 

 Sikhim, Sept. 1873 (i. M.). 



Sikhim ( W. E. Brooks). 

 Silihim (L. Mandelli). 

 Sikhim (J. Gammie). 

 Darjiling. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hodgson Coll. 

 (Types of P. ni- 



palensis.) 

 India Museum. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



