Mr. F. Moore on the known species of the genus Accentor. 287 



small loral and infra-orbital feathers tipped with fiilvous-white ; gorget 

 brown, more or less tinged with rufous, which latter brightens on the 

 lower breast, flanks, and sides of the belly, the feathers being laterally 

 edged with white, and some having dark streaks on the flanks pos- 

 teriorly ; lower tail-coverts white, with lanceolate central dusky spots ; 

 wings intricately mottled, haAing the anterior range of coverts dusky- 

 black with white tips, the next or great range fulvescent-grey 

 exteriorly at base, and dusky-black for the remainder with slight 

 whitish tips ; primaries edged with grey, secondaries with brown, 

 and tertiaries with fulvous ; scapularies and interscapularies rufous- 

 brown, mottled with large black terminal spots on the middle of each 

 feather ; tail dusky, ha\-ing a large white spot at the tip of the inner 

 web of each feather ; bill black ; legs pale reddish." 



4. Accentor modularis, Linn. 



Motacilla modularis, Linn. S. N. i. p. 329. 



Accentor modularis, Bechst. Naturg. Deutschl. iii. p. 617. Eylou, 

 Cat. Brit. B. p. 13. Macgill. Hist. Brit. B. ii. p. 251. Gould, B. 

 of Eur. t. 100. G. R. Gray, Gen. of Birds, i. p. 187 ; Catal. Brit. 

 B. in B. M. p. 65. 



Sylvia modularis. Lath. lud. Orn. ii. p. 511 ; Gen. Hist. v\\. 

 p. 20. 



Tharrhaleus modidaris, Kaup, Naturl. Syst. i. p. 137. 



The Hedge Accentor. Selby. Yarrell. 



Hab. Europe. 



5. Accentor rubious, Temra. et Schlegel. 



Accentor rvJjidus, Temm. et Schleg. Faun. Japou. Av. p. 69. t. 32. 

 Bonap. C. G. Av. p. 305. 

 The Japan Accentor. 

 Hub. Japan. 

 This species is closely allied to the common A. modularis, Linn. 



6. Accentor montanellus, Pallas. 



Motacilla inontanella, Pallas, It. iii. p. 695. Gmel. S. N. L. i. 

 p. 968. 



Accentor montanellus, Bechst. Naturg. Deutschl. iii. Temm. 

 Man. d'Orn. ed. 2. p. 251. Lath. Gen. Hist. vii. p. 15. Evton, 

 Cat. Brit. B. p. 13. Macgill. Hist. Brit. B. ii. p. 251. Gould, 

 Birds of Eur. t. 101. G. R. Gray, Gen. of Birds, i. p. 187. 



Sylvia montanella. Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. p. 526 ; Gen. Hist. vii. 

 p. 90. 



Spermolegus montanellus, Kaup, Naturl. Syst. i. p. 152. 



1 Accentor Temminckii, Brandt, Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. St. Petersb. 



The Mountain Accentor. Gould. 



Hab. Eastern portions of Europe and Asia. 



7. Accentor rubeculotdes, Hodgson, n. sp. 



Accentor rubeculoides. — Forehead, crown, nape, ear-coverts and 

 chin brown ; infra-orbital feathers tipped with whitish ; throat, sides 



