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and liinder cheeks ashy grey, with a tinge of drab ; the feathers 

 behind the eye forming a line of buffy whitish ; remainder of under 

 surface drah-hrown, with a clearer shade of drab onthe throat ; lower 

 abdomen whitish ; sides of hody drab-brown ; lower flanks white 

 like the rump ; thighs drab-brown ; under tail-coverts white ; under 

 wing-coverts and axilla ries white ; quills hclow dusky, ashy whitish 

 along the inner edge. Total length 5-7 inches, culmen - l, wing 

 3-05, tail 2'5, tarsus 0-65. 



The variation in the colour of the head and breast of the male is 

 immense, from the pale ashy-olive breast, which resembles that of 

 the female, excepting that it has more yellow, to the bright vermilion 

 colour, which is as rich as that of P. rubicilla. Between these ex- 

 tremes every possible gradation is found, according to the age of 

 the bird, the prevailing colour being first olive-yellow, then orange, 

 and, lastly, vermilion. 



Hah. Himalayas, from the vicinity of Chamba, as far east as 

 Eootan. 



a. <$ imm. sk. 



b. cf imm. sk. 



c. $ ad. sk. 



d. 2 ad. sk. 



e. 2 ad. sk. 

 /. ? ad. sk. 



g. h, i,j. <$ ad.j 

 k, I, m. 2 ad. 

 sk. 



m. $ ad. ; o, p. 

 cJ imm.; q, r. 



2 ad. sk. 

 s, t. $ ad. sk. 

 u, v. c? 2 ad. sk. 

 w, x. <5 ad. sk. 

 y, z. S ad.; a'. 



3 imm. ; b' , c'. 

 2 ad.sk. 



d'. c? ad. sk. 

 e'. 3 imm. sk. 

 f,g'. cJ2ad.sk. 

 h',i' ,k' ,1' ,m'. c? 



ad.; n', o' , p' , 



q' '. 2 ad. sk. 

 r',s'. jimm.sk. 

 t'. S ad. sk. 

 v! . S ad. sk. 

 v'. c? ad.; w',x'. 



2 ad. ; y\ d 



imm. sk. 

 s', a. c? 2 ad. sk. 

 0. £ imm. ; y. 



2 ad. sk. 

 b, f , (. 2 ad. ; 



7, 6. 2 ad. sk. 

 i. $ imm. sk. 



Cashmere, 1866. Hume Coll. 



Sutlej Valley (Budi). Hume Coll. 

 Kotegurh, near Simla, March 15, 1869. Hume Coll. 



Kotegurh, 1868. Hume Coll. 



Kotegurh, Jan. 10, 1871. Hume Coll. 



Simla, 1868. Hume Coll. 



Hutloo, near Narkunda, Oct. 1, 1869. Hume Coll. 



N.W. Himalayas. Pin will Coll. 



Masuri. Hume Coll. 



Middle range of hills north of Masuri. Hume Coll. 



Danguli, May 11, 1874 ( W.E.Brooks). Hume Coll. 



Nepal. Hodgson Coll. 



Nepal (Hodf/son). India Mus. 



Native Sikhim, Jan. 1874 (L. Mandelli). Hume Coll. 



Native Sikhim, Jan. 1874 (L. 31.). Hume Coll. 



Native Sikhim, March 1878 (L. M.). Hume Coll. 



Native Sikhim, March 1878 (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 



Native Sikhim, April 1876 (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 



Native Sikhim, Mav 1873 (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 



Sikhim, Jan. 1874 (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 



Sikhim, Feb. 1878 (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 



Sikhim, March 1876 (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 



Sikhim, April 1874 (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 



Sikhim, August 1, 1879 (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 



