286 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



651. Accentor immaculatus, Hodgson. 



p. Z. S., 1845— A mollis, Blyth, J. A. S., XIV. 581— 

 Bltth, Cat. 729— HoRSF., Cat. 579 — Gould, Birds of Asia, pt. 

 VII. pi. 5. 



The Maeonne-backed Accentor. 



Descr. — Head and neck dark ashy ; upper back and scapulars 

 maronne, passing into reddish brown in the lower back and upper 

 tail-coverts ; frontal feathers to above the eye, margined with white; 

 lores blackish ; wings with the secondary-coverts pure dark grey ; 

 those of the primaries, with the winglet, black, as are the primaries, 

 these last having their unemarginated portion externally bordered 

 with pale grey, forming a conspicuous wing-spot ; tail greyish 

 dusky ; entire under parts deep brownish ashy, as far as the vent, 

 which is pale and mixed with ferruginous ; under tail-covertSj and 

 flanks posteriorly, dai'k ferruginous. 



Bill blackish ; feet pale. Length about 6 inches ; wing 3^ ; tail 

 2^ ; bill at front /g- ; tarsus |. 



This species has hitherto only been sent from Nepal and Dar- 

 jeeling. 



652. Accentor nipalensis, Hodgson. 



J. A. S., XII. 958— Blyth, Cat. 724— Horsf., Cat. 573— 

 A. cacharensis, Hodgson. — Gould, Birds of Asia, pt. VII. 

 pi. 4. 



The Large Himalayan Accentor. 



Descr. — Head, neck, and ear-coverts uniform dark grey ; back, 

 rump and upper tail-coverts, greyish brown, with dark centres to 

 the feathers ; wings dusky black, edped ferruginous ; wing-coverts 

 black with white spots ; tail brownish black, with a terminal spot 

 on the inner web of each feather, and the whole tip, whitish or 

 rusty ; chin and throat white with black, spots ; breast brownish 

 grey ; belly and flanks dark ferruginous ; under tail-coverts dusky, 

 tinged with rusty, and edged with white. 



Bill dusky, yellow on the lower mandible ; legs reddish brown. 

 Length 7 inches ; wing 3| ; tail 2f ; bill at front nearly h ; 

 tarsus -[|. 



