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the rump, silvery crimson ; being almost silvery white about the 

 head ; the upper parts, with the crown, are dark brown, with pale 

 crimson edges to the feathers. The female differs from the female 

 of rJwdochrous in having the under parts dusky white, instead 

 of rufescent, and in the colours above being less rufescent. 

 The size is the same as that of rhodochrous, but the wing is 

 somewhat longer. 



This species appears to have much the same range as the last, 

 both having been sent from Kumaon and Nepal. 



744. Propasser frontalis, Blyth. 



J. A. S. 1863. 



The Sikim Rose-finch. 



Descr. — Broad frontal band, and eyebrow silvery rose pink ; 

 lores, and a narrow band round the base of the bill beneath, 

 crimson ; top of the head, nape, and cheeks, plain dark brown ; back 

 brown with broad central dashes ; wings brown, with the median 

 coverts tipped with pale rosy, forming a prominent band, and the 

 greater coverts and tertiaries narrowly edged with rosy white ; tail 

 brown ; rump and upper tail-coverts pale vinaceous rosy ; beneath, 

 the chin, throat, neck, and breast, rosy with silvery white shafts, 

 and the rest of the plumage of a dull rosy tint. 



The female has the whole upper plumage yellowish brown, with 

 black dashes, two pale, very narrow wing-bands ; quills and tail 

 dark brown; forehead, eyebrow, lores, and face white, with black 

 stripes ; chin, throat, and breast rufous, with black stripes ; belly, 

 vent, and under tail-coverts white, with dark stripes. 



Bill horny brown ; legs pale brown. Length Q^ inches ; wing 

 3j; tail 3. 



The bill is tolerably thick, scarcely elongated, and somewhat 

 tumid. The 3rd and 4th quills are the longest, 1st and 2nd 

 successively shorter. 



This handsome species has lately been discovered in Sikim, by 

 Lt. Beavan, at a considerable elevation, on Mount Tonglo I be- 

 lieve. It is very near to P. pulcherrimus and P. thura, but 

 appears to differ from both. 



