60 Mr. N. A. Severtzow on the 



dumbash Pamir, which I have not visited, but not into the 

 inner parts of the Pamir system which I explored. 



L. pamirensis is found in summer up to a height of 15,000 

 feet. It breeds on the Pamir ; and I got nestlings just fledged. 

 It is found till the end of August in families, and in Sep- 

 tember, after moulting, congregate into flocks, out of which, 

 on the Kysil-art, I sometimes shot both species, viz. L. 

 pamirensis and L. brandti, at once. 



29. MONTIFRINGILLA ALPICOLA, Pallas. 



Pallas's Snow- Finch is closely allied to M. nivalis of Europe, 

 which it represents in the mountains of Western and Central 

 Asia. M. alpicola does not ascend so high as Leucosticte ; it is 

 very common, and breeds on the Bash-Alai, but was not found 

 in the upper parts of the Pamir. In summer it inhabits a 

 zone between 9500 and 12,000 feet above the sea, while 

 the Leucosticte in the Pamir system is never seen lower than 

 11,500 feet. 



Birds of this genus were seen, but not obtained, in the 

 mountains between Ak-su and Alichen on the 31st August; 

 they were very cautious, and did not allow a near approach 

 with a gun. They disappeared among the inaccessible rocks. 

 Perhaps these birds were the M. adamsi of Gould. 



30. Fringilauda altaica, Eversm. (F. sordida, Stol.) 

 The Altai Lark-Finch is found in the mountains between 



the sources of the Kashgar-Darya and Yara, ascending higher 

 than the juniper region ; it was also seen in the Alai moun- 

 tains above the same region ; it was not met with in the 

 Pamir, but is probably to be found there. 



31. Emberiza luteola, Sparrm. 



The Chestnut-headed Bunting was got during migration 

 near the Kara-kul ; they were partly in winter and partly in 

 summer dress. 



32. Emberiza pityornis, Pallas. 



A specimen of the Pine-Bunting was obtained out of a 

 small flock in the Kysil-art gorge, which had lost its way, in 

 October. 



