ACCENTOR 151 



214. RUFOUS-BREASTED ACCENTOR. 

 ACCENTOR STROPHIATUS. 



Accentor strophiatus, Hodgson, J.A.Soc. Beng. xii. p. 959 (1843) ; Gould, 

 B. of Asia, iv. pi. 47 ; Gates, F. Brit Ind. Birds, ii. p. 171 ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. vii. p. 658 ; A. ' multistriatus, David Ann. 

 and Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) vii. p. 256 (1871). 



Pliooching-pho, Lepch. 



< ad, (Himalayas). Entire upper parts rufous brown broadly streaked 

 with black ; wings and tail dark brown, the former externally margined 

 with rufous ; lores cheeks and ear-coverts black ; a broad white super- 

 cilium in front of the eye, rich rusty behind, above margined with black ; 

 chin and throat white spotted, chiefly on the sides, with black ; breast 

 deep rusty red ; middle of abdomen whitish ; rest of the under parts 

 reddish brown streaked with black ; bill black ; legs reddish brown ; iris 

 dark brown. Culmen 0'58, wing 2*55, tail 2'3, tarsus 0'8 inch. Female 

 similar but has the breast streaked with black. 



Hob. The Himalayas from Sikhim and Nepal to Kotgarh, 

 Tibet, the mountains in the province of Kan-su, and the upper 

 Chuanche. 



Frequents wild rocky localities at considerable altitudes 

 during the summer, retiring to the valleys or in some cases 

 further south at the approach of winter. Its nest, which is 

 placed on the ground amongst tufts of grass, is constructed of 

 fine roots and moss, lined with sheep's wool and yakshair, and its 

 3 or 4 eggs are pale sky blue, spotless, measuring about 0*74 

 by 0*54. The breeding season is from May to August. 



In the Himalayas from Gilgit to Mussoore a nearly allied 

 species A.jerdoni, Brooks, occurs, which differs in having the 

 back only and not the head and neck striped, and the hinder 

 part of the supercilium and breast are pale rufous, not deep 

 ferruginous. 



215. REDBREASTED ACCENTOR. 

 ACCENTOR RUBECUL.OIDES. 



Accentor rubeculoides, Moore, P.Z S. p. 118, 1854 (ex. Hodgs. MSS.) ; 

 Gould, B. of Asia, iv. pi. 46 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. vii. p. 657 ; 

 Gates, F. Brit. Ind, Birds, ii. p. 169 ; Pleske, Prjevalsky's Keisen, 

 ii. p. 147. 



( ad. (Sikhim). Head and neck greyish brown ; back scapulars and 

 rump reddish brown broadly streaked with black ; upper tail-coverts plain 

 brown ; tail brown with paler margins ; quills brown with rufous margins, 



