512 



FRINGILUD-^. 



it may prove that' very old females make considerable approach to 

 the full plumage of the adult male. 



Young females in winter plumage closely resemble the old females, 

 but are very thickly streaked with black on the head, and have often 

 a deep tinge of saffron-yellow on the throat and fore neck. Young 

 males generally show some maroon colour on the head and upper 

 parts, and the collar on the fore neck can also be traced. 



Young birds have the bill dull flesh-coloured, above brownish 

 grey, feet pale brownish grey, iris dark brown, according to Dr. 

 Stejneger. 



Hub. Northern Europe and Siberia, Northern China, wintering 

 in the Burmese countries and as far south as Johore in the Malayan 

 peninsula. 



a. 3 ad. sk. 



b. $ ad. sk. 



e. [ 5 ] ad. sk. 



d, e. 3 3 ad. sk. 

 /. cJ ad. sk. 



g. 3 ad. sk. 



h, i. 3 ad. ; k, I. 



2 ad. sk. 

 m,n,o,p. 3 ad. ; 



q, r. $ ad. sk. 

 s, t. 3 ad. etimm.; 



u. J ad. sk. 

 v. cJ imm. sk. 



to. 3 ad. sk. 



x. 3 ad. sk. 



y, z. <3 imm. sk. 



a'. 5 imm. sk. 



b\ 2 ad. sk. 



c'-q'. 3 ad. ; r'-j3. 



2 ad. ; y, 3. 6 



iium. sk. 

 e-r. d ad. sk. 



v-k'. 2 ad. sk. 



X', fi',v. 3 imm.sk. 



£'. 3 ad. sk. 



Archangel. 



Onega River, July 10 (TV. 



Meves). 

 Before Barnaul, June 21(0. 



Finsch). 

 Altai Mountains. 

 Kalgan, "just within the 



outer wall of China, 2000 



feet." 

 China. 

 Nepal. 



Nepal (B. H. Hodgson). 



Nepal Valley, Feb. 1878 



(Dr. J. Scully). 

 Native Sikhiiu, Oct. 1872 



(L. Mandelli). 

 Bhollah, Assam, April 19, 



1887 (J. Cockburn). 

 Dhollah, Assam, May 1, 1877 



(J. Cockburn). 

 Assam (McClelland). 



Joonkotollee, Dibrughur, 



Assam, Oct. 25, 1880 (J. 



It. Cripps). 

 Cachar, Jan. 27, 1881 (A. 



0. H.). 

 Manipur, Feb. 1881 (A. 



O. JL). 



Manipur, March 1881 (A. 



O. H.). 

 Manipur, March 1881 (A. 



O. H.). 

 Manipur, March 1881 (A. 



O. H.). 

 Kokshiu-Koolel, Manipur, 



April 6, 1881 (A. O. H.). 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Geogr. Soc. Bremen. 



Mr. Brandt. 

 Gould Coll. 



J.R.Reeves,Esq.[P.]. 

 Hodgson Coll. 



India Museum. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



India Mas. (Types 

 of Mirafra Jlaci- 

 colli.s.) 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. • 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



