188 FRINGILLID.E. 



Euspiza melanocepliala, Scop.; Veil. 0. G. t. 27; Navm. vogt. 

 DeittsGh. J 01, 2; Goidd. B. Eur. pL 172. Si/kes, Cat. 101 ; Blf. East. 

 Fers. ii. p. 260 ; ILime, Sir. F. iii 497; Murray, Hdhk., ZuoL^ ^x., Sind, 

 p. 182. Euspiza granativora, Menet. Gat. Rais. p. 40. Euspiza simillima, 

 Blijth, J. A. 8. B. xviii. 811. — The Black-headed Coen Bunting. 



Male. — Whole head, feathers under the eye and ear-coverts black, in 

 winter edged with yellowish or greyish brown ; chin, throat, sides of 

 the neck, and entire under surf ice bright yellow; sides of the breast 

 chestnut; back and scapulars rich chestnut; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 yellowish with a faint tinge of chestnut on some of the feathers ; wing- 

 coverfcs dark brown, the feathers edged and tipped with fulvous ; 

 primaries, secondaries and tertiaries brown, the primaines and second- 

 aries narrowly, and the tertiaries broadly margined with fulvous ; edge 

 of the wing bright yellow ; tail brown, the feathers edged paler. The 

 Female is yellowish brown above, the feathers of the head and back 

 with mesial dark streaks ; the chin whitish, and the rest of the under 

 surface vei-y pale yellow; bill and legs yellowish brown; irides light 

 brown. 



Length. — 7*5 to 8 inches, wing 3-8 to 4, tail 3, bill at front '5, 

 tarsus I'O. 



Hah. — Siud, Punjab (at Mooltan and Montgomery) Beloochistan, 

 Persia, Afghanistan, Kutch, Kattiawar, Jodhpore, N. Gruzerat, Concan 

 and Deccan. Found outside of India, iu Turkey, Asia Minor and S. E. 

 Europe. Arrives in Sindin the middle of August and leaves in October. 



Euspiza luteola, Lath. ; G. R. Or. c^ M. Gen. B. pi. 91 ; Jerd. B. 

 J)iri. ii. p. 379, No 122; Hume, Str. F. iii. p. 498; Murray, Hdbk., 

 Zool., Sfc, Sind. Euspiza icterica, Evcrsm. Gen. B. pi. 9- — The Red- 

 headed Bunting. 



Head, nock, chin, throat and breast rich chestnut ; sides of the bi'east 

 greenish yellow ; back and scapulars greenish yellow, the feathers 

 mesially streaked with dark brown ; the whole under surface including- 

 the under tail-coverts bright yellow ; wing-coverts dark brown, broadly 

 edged and tipped with fulvous ; primaries, secondaries and tertiaries 

 brown with fulvous edgings, broader on the tertiaries ; tail brown, 

 the outermost feather on each side much paler, and the rest edged 

 Avith greenish ; edge of the wing yellow. The females want the chest- 

 nut of the head, chin, throat and breast ; the upper surface is olive 

 brown, and the under surface vei-y pale fulvous ; bill and legs yellowish 

 brown. 



Length. — 6' 75 to 7, wing 35, tail 3, bill at front 0"5. 



Hah. — Sind, Beloochistan, Persia, Afghanistan, E. Turkistan, Punjab, 

 ,N. W. Provinces, Oudli, Kutch, Kattiawar, Jodhpore, Jeypore, N. 

 Guzerat, Concan, Deccan and Southern India, also Khaudeish and 

 Central India. 



Melophus.— (Si/js. 



Head crested ; upper mandible ridged, and slightly notched at the 

 tip, otherwise as in Eusjnza. 



