448 Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 



habitat of this Snow-Finch. But the bird which Severtzoff 

 obtained in the Pamir, and which he designates as Monti- 

 fringilla aljricola, probably belongs to this species. 



30. MONTIFRINGILLA SORDIDA. 



Montifringilla sordida Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 266. 



<J . Hissar Mts. 14, 18 June, 1908. Nos. 526. 539, 

 553, 554. 



$ . Hissar Mts. 16 June, 1908. No. 555. 



This Finch is found in large flocks along the edge of the 

 snows at 10,000 ft. in June. 



31. Fringilla montifringilla. 



Fringilla montifringilla Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 178. 

 ? . Samarkand. 14 Dec, 1908. No. 233. 

 Only one example of the Brambling was obtained, at 

 5000 ft. in the hills near Samarkand. 



32. Carpodacus erythrinus. 



Carpodacus erythrinus Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 391. 



<J. Samarkand. 30 April, 3 May, 1908. Nos. 387, 

 396, 401. 



? . Samarkand. 29 April, 6 May, 1908. Nos. 383, 

 402, 438. 



? . Samarkand. 10 Sept., 1907. No. 26. 



A summer migrant, arriving in great number the first 

 week in May, but going further north than the Zarafschan 

 Valley to breed. 



33. Carpodacus grandis. 



Carpodacus grandis Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 404. 



<J. Hissar Mts. 16-20 June, 1908. Nos. 546, 552, 

 561. 



<J . Samarkand. 10 Feb., 1908. No. 274. 



? . Hissar Mts. 18-20 June, 1908. Nos. 510, 515, 

 551, 560. 



This species is resident in the juniper-forests at 9000 ft., 

 where it breeds in the middle of June. In hard weather 

 during the winter it occasionally descends as low as 2000 ft. 

 in the cultivated area. 



