SUTHORA 185- 



SUTHORA, Hodgs. 1838. 



274. CHINESE SUTHORA. 



SUTHORA WEBBIANA. 



Sutkora webbiana, Gray, P.Z.S, 1852, p. 70, pi. xlix ; Gould, B. of Asia,, 

 iti. pi. 72 ; Prjev. in Rowley's Orn. Misc. ii. p. 191 ; David and 

 Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 208 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. vii. p. 490. 



i$ ad. Crown and nape pale reddish brown ; upper parts and tail pale 

 ashy hair-brown, paler on the upper tail-coverts ; quills dark brown 

 broadly margined with chestnut brown ; scapulars and wing-coverts like 

 the back ; under parts pale brownish grey, paler on the centre of the 

 abdomen ; sides of face, throat, and fore-neck tinged with pale vinous ; 

 the flanks washed with brown ; bill short and stumpy, brown at base and 

 yellow at tip ; legs greyish brown ; iris varying from reddish brown to 

 clear yellow. Culmen 33, wing 2'2, tail 2*8, tarsus 0'85 inch. Sexes 

 alike. 



Hob. Mongolia, Southern Kan-su, Northern and Central 

 China to Pekin, and the northern bend of the Hoang-ho 

 river. 



It frequents the mountains in the summer, descending to the 

 plains in winter, where it collects in small flocks and is very 

 sociable. It builds a neat, cup-shaped nest, and lays rich blue 

 eggs similar in .colour to those of Accentor modularis, but a, 

 trifle paler, which measure about 0'62 by 0*47. 



275. SPECTACLED SUTHORA. 

 SUTHORA CONSPICILLATA. 



Suthora conspicillata, David. Nouv. Archiv. Mus. Bull. vii. p. 14 (1871) ; 

 id. and Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 211, pi. 65 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. 

 vii. p. 489 ; Berezovski and Bianchi, Ptitz. Gan-su. p. 66. 



ad. Differs from S. webbiana in having the upper part of the head and 

 neck chestnut-brown, a ring of white feathers round the eye, and the back 

 wing-coverts and rump olivaceous ; throat with a few brown streaks ; bill 

 yellow ; legs brown ; iris brown. Culmen 0'15, wing 2'35, tail 3'15, tarsu& 

 9 inch. 



Hob. Southern Kan-su, the borders of Koko-nor, Shen-si, and 

 South Tsinling in China. 



Inhabits mountainous districts, and is said not to differ from 

 its congeners in habits. Nothing appears to be known re- 

 specting its nidification. 



