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from forehead 0:4, from gape 0°55. The 5th quill is the longest, 
exceeding the 1st by 0°87, second by 0°4, and 38rd by 0°15 in. 
This species is distinguished from P. tristis, P. neglectus, and all 
allied forms by its pale coloured tarsi, and from most of them by its 
smaller size. 
1. Pellorneum Mandellit, sp.nov. This is closely allied to 
P. ruficeps, Swains., but differs in its smaller size, approximating 
in this respect to P. Zickelli, Blyth. Itis distinguished from both 
races by the much larger spots on the breast, and by having large 
spots on the sides and back of the neck, similar to those on the 
breast. Wing 2°65, tail 2°5, tarsus 0°95, bill from forehead 0°6, 
from gape 0°75. 
3. Propasser saturatus, sp. nov. Male with lores, forehead, 
supercilia and cheeks pale silvery pink, the bases of the feathers 
brown; head above dark crimson with blackish centres to the fea- 
thers, ear coverts and sides of neck a little duller. Back with 
broad dashes of brown, edges of the feathers paler with a gloss 
of crimson, rump and upper tail coverts nearly the same colour as 
the back, wings and tail feathers earthy brown with red edges, and 
pale rosy spots on the tips of the outer webs of the wing coverts 
and of the last 8 quills. Chin greyish, throat full rose colour, 
darker than the cheeks, and with a silvery gloss; the breast 
deeper and darker red, abdomen pink, all the feathers of both 
with narrow central stripes ; lower tail coverts brown, edged with 
pink. Length about 6 inches, wing 3°32, tail 2°6, tarsus 0°95, bill 
from front 0:49, from gape 0°52. 
Female earthy brown, feathers of back paler edged, wing coverts 
and 8 last quills with albescent tips, rump tinged ochraceous. 
Under parts fulvous, all the feathers with dark centres, broader 
on the breast, narrower on the abdomen, which has a rufescent 
tinge. | 
This is the bird, a female of which was formerly assigned to 
P. thura by Mr. Blyth; the male is darker and richer in colour 
than its allies, and wants the pink rosy rump of the other Himala- 
yan species. 
The birds obtained by the author at higher elevations in Sikkim 
in 1870, are described in a separate paper. 
