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Pratincola rubicola (L.) ; P. indica, Blyth. Siriiiagur. 

 (summer ?), Kotegurh (winter), Serahan, Menali (June). 



After a careful examination of the series of this species sent 

 by Dr. Stoliczka, I cannot find any diflFerence between them and 

 European individuals. 



Pratincola caprata (L.). Kotegurh, Rampoor, Sultanpoor 

 (May), Sachatti (November). 



The male of P. caprata from the Himalaya fully agrees with 

 examples of males in our collection from Luzon* (from Tem- 

 minck), Java (from the Leyden Museum), and Timor (from M. 

 Verreaux) . 



Pratincola ferrea, Hodgs. Kotegurh, Narkanda, Serahan, 

 Theog, Pangi, Kangra ?, Gaora. 



This species is represented by numerous individuals of both 

 sexes and of all ages. Two males, which are in moulting plu- 

 mage, have the greater part above, more especially, however, the 

 crown and nape, ornamented with yellow longitudinal streaks ; 

 the secondaries have rust-red edgings. Underneath the plumage 

 is more or less tinged with yellowish. Both the female speci- 

 mens sent, and which are of much younger birds, are far more 

 striped with rust-yellow ; also underneath they are of a very 

 pale ochre-colour, which is lost on the breast by the dark- edged 

 feathers giving to that part a spotted or scaly appearance. 



Ruticilla rufiventris (VieilL). Dras, Kargil, Leh, Korzog. 



Ruticilla CffiRULEOCEPHALA (Vig.). Kotcgurh (winter), 

 Pangi, Rogi. 



A series of seventeen examples. The male from Kotegurh, in 

 winter dress, displays yellow-tipped feathers on the entire upper 

 side as well as on the throat and breast. The colouring of the 

 female is as follows : — Above grey-brown ; the last of the greater 

 wing-coverts have white edgings; upper tail-coverts and the 



* [The type of this species came from the island of Luzon, wliero, ac- 

 cording to Brisson, it is called Maria-capra, which Linnasus appears to 

 have Latinized. Its identification with the Indian form is most valuable • 

 for I believe this is the first record published of an actual comparison 

 having been made between an original Philippine and an Indian speci- 

 men. — Tr.] 



