206 Zoological Society. 
PYRRHULINE. 
Genus Lozia. 
L. himalayana, mihi.—Structure typical and plumage very similar 
to that of the European type, and indeed I believe to all the known 
species ; size small,and most resembling the American bird ; most part 
of the head and neck and whole body below red, of a hue between 
roseate and blood, and more or less sordid; rest of the head, neck, 
back, wings and tail deep dusky brown, more or less suffused, and 
emarginated with the richer colour; wings long, reaching two- 
thirds down the tail; 1—3 quills rather shorter than the second; legs 
and feet strong; tarse heavily scaled, less the mid-toe and nail; 
lateral fore-toes equal and basally connected ; hind large, equal alone 
to the laterals, and, with its large nail, much exceeding them; claws 
large, but not greatly curved. Female dusky brown above, slightly 
suffused and margined with vernal greenish yellow; below greenish 
yellow, with dusky centres to the plumes; bill and legs in both 
blackish ; female smaller. Male measures 5% inches; bill, 5%; tail, 
23.; wing, 34; tarse, 19; central toe and nail, +4; hind, 13. In- 
habits the Cachar only, near the snows, and rare there. 
To the same region are for the most part confined the other thick- 
billed Finches of the genera Coccothraustes, Corythus, Pyrrhula, and 
their allies; but most of these pass into the central hilly region in 
spring in search of ripe fruits and berries, and in the winter some of 
them proceed to the plains in search of food and warmth, or are car- 
ried there by dealers. The Himalayan Siskin is almost always found 
in the central region, where indeed it is commoner than in the north- 
ern; and one of the roseate Finches is very common below in the 
winter, under the name of the Tooti or Surkha Tooti. This I believe 
is the Hemorhous rosea and Coccothraustes rosea of authors: it is an 
anomalous or osculant form, which cannot I think be referred to any 
known genus. I call it Pyrrhulinota, because it unites a semi- 
pyrrhuline bill with the wings, tail and feet of Linarta and Linota. 
Genus Pyrrhulinota, mihi. 
Bill Pyrrhulo-Linarian ; wings long and pointed, with the first quill 
usually longest ; tail deeply forked ; tarse rather shorter than the mid- 
toe and nail; toes long, laterals unequal, central long, hind least, but 
with the nail equal to the inner fore; nails simple. 
Type, the common Tooti or Surkha Tooti of Hindostan; Cocco- 
thraustes roseata of Vieillot? P. roseata, mihi. 
The other two rosy Finches of the hills are much less known be- 
low, though they also are found there, in the hands of dealers at 
least, and are called without distinction Goolabi Tooti. They are 
the Fringilla rhodopepla and rhodochroa of Vigors, apud Gould; but 
they are not I think true Fringilie, but nearer to Passer. I deno- 
minate them 
