1922.] during the First Mi. Everest Expedition. 525 



14.8.21, 294 c? 15.8.21, 305 S 9.8.21, 301 ? 21.8.21 Kharta 

 12,500 £t. 



Gadlewski's Meadow-Bunting is found from northern 

 China and Mongolia to Chinese Turkestan, where Biddulph 

 obtained several specimens in the Kirog Valley and Dr. 

 Abbott met with it at the Tangitan defile. It has not 

 previously been recorded from southern Tibet, though 

 Colonel Walton saw a Bunting in Lhasa with a streaked 

 head, which may have been this species. 



Tlie birds seen by Mr. Wollaston must have come from 

 farther north, and possibly they pass the winter in some of 

 the lower valleys adjoining the Nepal border. 



[Many observed migrating through Arun Valley in 

 August and September. — A. F. R. W.] 



Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (Linn.). 



150 c? 26.6.21 Kishong 13,500 ft. 



The Common Chough of the Himalaya was described 

 by Gould, on account of its large size, as a new species 

 under the name Freciilus himalayamis. The t3'pe, which 

 was formerly in the H.E.I. Co. Museum, was collected by 

 Strachey iu Kumaon, and has a wing measuring 321 mm. 



In trying to decide whether this is a good race or not, 

 I have measured most of the birds in the British JMuseum, 

 and the result shows that no satisfactory division can be 

 made. With better material — few of the Museum birds 

 are sexed — this may not, however, be the case : — 



No. of Range, Average, 



specimens. mm. mm, 



British Isles * 12 200-293 270 



Europe 10 254-;iU.5 2(50 



Canary Is 4 2-58-280 2159 



Africa* 12 275-310 287 



A.sia Minor- IVr^ia II 280-318 301 



Al'-hanistan-lialucliistan ,.,. 8 267-316 286 



Kashmir -Kmiiaon 33 290-336 310 



Sikkim-Bhutan 31 284-323 304 



S.Tibet 5 301-350 319 



Turke.tan 7 270-321 2!>7 



Cliina 23 20U-314 288 



* Mi'fi.-juroments supplied hy ^Ir. II. F. Witherby. 



