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58. Fringilla montikringilla Linn. Brambiing. 

 Dresser, p. 311. 



a. S . Khingan Mts., alt. 3600 ft. May 10, 1908. 



Iris dark brown ; feet brown ; bill dark bluish. 



This example is in full summer plumage, with a clean, 

 steely-black head. On the evidence of a single specimen it 

 would be imprudent to assert that this species breeds in the 

 Kliingans, but the lateness of the date seems to indicate that 

 a few pairs remain to nest in the mountainous regions of 

 North Manchuria. When visiting Japan in 1907 I thought 

 I observed Bramblings in the Nikko Mountains in May, but 

 I was not able to procure specimens. On the other hand, 

 according to Mr. Owston {in Hit.), the latest date upon which 

 examples have been taken in that country is March 25th, 

 when some were killed in the Hakone Mountains; but 

 these males had the feathers of the head distinctly tipped 

 with brown, and consequently were not in full nuptial 

 dress. 



Bianchi records a male from Yingtzu, March 20, 1901. 



59. LiNOTA LiNARiA (Linu.). Mealy Redpoll. 

 Tacz. p. 639; Dresser, p. 315; Hart. p. 77. 



a. S ' Khingan Mts., alt. 3800 ft. May 3, 1908. 

 Iris brown ; feet brown ; bill brownish. 

 Capt. Karpow procured a specimen at Yingtzu, March 24, 

 1901 {Bianchi). 



60. Carpodacus erythrinus (Pall.). Rose-Finch. 



a,b. S S' Khingan Mts., alt. 3400 ft. May 31 and 

 June 11, 1908. 



Iris dark brown ; feet dark horn-brown ; bill dark brown 

 above, lighter below. 



Being brightly-coloured and rather small, these Man- 

 churian skins might perhaps be referred to the somewhat 

 doubtful subspecies C. erythrinus ffrebnitskii Stejneger. 

 Their wing-measurements are 32 in. and 3*35 in. 



