146 Dr. J. V. Madarasz on two new Birds from Tibet. 



each side of the neck pure white ; behind, the white patches 

 and nape a band of ochre-yellow^ some feathers having a 

 black line on the margins. Back black, every feather 

 having along its shaft a 3 mm. broad line, which diminishes 

 towards the tips, some of them being yellowish, and others 

 grey mixed with brown, and all bordered with grey. The 

 lower back, rump, sides of the breast, and abdomen ashy grey ; 

 all the feathers bordered with black and grey, some rump- 

 feathers having a mixed dingy fawn-colour. Fore neck, middle 

 of the breast, and abdomen rich dark chestnut. Primaries 

 and secondaries of a darkish brown, the outer webs bordered 

 with light fawn-colour; secondary coverts black, fawn at 

 their bases, freckled with black ; a narrow line along the 

 shafts of light brownish grey ; all margined with grey. Upper 

 tail-coverts fawn-colour, striped and freckled with black. 

 Central tail-feathers rufous, becoming lighter at the tips, 

 with two irregular black lines on each side, margined with 

 fawn-colour; outer tail-feathers rich rufous on the outer webs, 

 and brownish on the inner margins, banded with black, each 

 feather tipped with pure white ; underside of tail brownish 

 black broadly tipped with white ; the under tail-coverts deep 

 chestnut, irregularly marked with black, all being broadly 

 tipped with white ; vent uniformly light chestnut. 



Female. The head, a line through the eyes, and a narrow 

 band encircling the lower part of the throat black glossed 

 with green, each head-feather edged with light rufous ; ear- 

 coverts and a stripe on both sides of the nape light rufous 

 edged with black, glossed with green. Superciliary stripe, 

 chin, throat, and sides of neck tawny. All round the lower 

 part of the neck, breast, abdomen, and vent light rufous — 

 brighter on the lower neck and upper breast — with a greyish 

 shade ; each feather freckled and deeply margined with black, 

 shaft light. Back, rump, and upper tail-coverts pale brown, 

 striped with white, fawn-colour, and black, freckled with 

 black, deeply blotched with black on the interscapular region. 

 Primaries dusky brown, exterior margins fawn-colour; secon- 

 daries dusky brown, bordered on outside with light rufous 

 freckled with brown. Wing-coverts as in the male. The 



