58 Mr, N. A. Severtzow on the 



Lower Alai^ and also in the mountains between the rivers 

 Kashgar Darya and Tara^ high up in the juniper region. 



26. LiNOTA BREVIROSTRISj Gould. 



The Eastern Twite breeds near the Tan-murun pass 5 the 

 nestlings had flown at the end of July. We obtained mature 

 birds in July near the source of the river Irkestan, above the 

 juniper region in the Pamir system. 



27. Leucosticte brandti, Bp. 



Brandt's Snow-Finch is found on the Kysil-art pass and 

 south of it in the Pamir ; it breeds there. In summer these 

 birds live on mountains 12^000 to 14,000 feet high, but are 

 more scarce on the Pamir and neighbouring mountains than 

 the following, 



28. Leucosticte pamirensis, sp. nov. 



I give here comparative descriptions of this species and 

 its two nearest allies. 



Leucosticte pamirensis , mihi, 



Capite, collo postico et cervice nigricautibus ; remigibus pri- 

 mariis et rectricibus nigro-f uscis albicaiite limbatis ; re- 

 migibus secundariis cano-fuscescentibus, versus apicem 

 nigricautibus, pallido fulvescenti marginatis ; ceterum 

 tota dilute canescenti-cinerea ; hieme apicibus pluma- 

 rum plerumque fulvescentibus ; uropygio saturatius ci- 

 nereo, marginibus totis apicalibus omnium plumarum 

 hieme roseis, jestate coccineis ; tectricibus minoribus 

 alarum, etiam hieme roseo, sestate coccineo marginatis. 

 Femina marginibus tectricum alarum et uropygii paulu- 

 lum dilutioribus, ceterum mari simillima : pedes atri ; 

 rostrum lestate atrum, hieme flavum, apice fusco. 



Long. tot. 7*2-7-4, alse 4-3-4-5, caudse 3". 



' Leucosticte brandti, Bp.* 



Prsecedenti similis, sed marginibus roseis uropygii nullis; 



uropygio hieme fulvo-rufescenti marginato : sestate uni- 



color cinerea, tota, vel singulis plumis, perpaucis, 2-3 



maculis apicalibus parvis irregularibus coccineis notata : 



* L. gebleri, Brandt, 1843, nee Brandt, 1841, quae L. arctoa. 



