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paler, more rosy, less crimson on fore neck and breast, these parts being little 

 darker than the belly; but this difference, very likely, is due to fading and abra- 

 sion as there is a suggestion of darker more crimson coloration about the chin 

 and throat where the feathers are less worn. 



The three skins afford the following measurements : 



No. Sex Locality Wing Tail Tarsus Culmen 



50229 cT ad. Lianghokow 73. 65. 19. 11. 



50230 9 ad. Lianghokow 71. 64.5 18. 11. 



50231 9 ad. Yachiakun 74. 64. 18.5 11. 



CARPODACUS VINACETJS Verreaux. 



Six specimens, adults of both sexes, Wantaoshan, and Chetzekow, Hupeh, 

 and Washan, and Kiating, western Szechwan, summer, and autumn. 



LOXIA CURVIROSTRA HIMALAYENSIS Blyth. 



One adult cf , Washan, western Szechwan, October 27, 1908. This is the 

 only time that Mr. Zappey observed crossbills though for a long time he was 

 in regions where they might be expected to occur; the specimen collected was one 

 of two that were feeding in the spruce forest. 



PYRRHTJLA ERYTHACA ALTERA Rippon. 



Twenty-one specimens, adult and young of both sexes, Hsienshanhsien, 

 Mafuling, and Changyanghsien, Hupeh, from 5,000 to 6,000 feet altitude and 

 Tachiao, western Szechwan, 12,000 feet altitude, all seasons. At Tachiao 

 this bullfinch was quite common about the entrance to the cave in which Mr. 

 Zappey was living and one or two were shot every morning during his stay there 

 in September. 



The numerous males differ very much as to the color of the under parts; 

 this varies from rosy scarlet in some individuals to deep chrome in others, with 

 the bulk of the series showing many intermediate shades of yellowish red or 

 reddish yellow. The upper parts in the males are invariably clear slate-gray, 

 and our bird is without doubt the same as the western Yunnan form named 

 altera by Colonel Rippon. 



URAGUS SIBIRICUS LEPIDUS David & Oustalet. 



Four adults, two males and two females, Nachuka, and Ramala Pass, western 

 Szechwan; taken at altitudes of from 10,000 to 12,000 feet, in August, 1908. 



