CARPODACUS 325 



abdomen nearly white ; bill brown, the lower mandible greyish ; legs 

 reddish grey ; iris chestnut. Culmen 0'45, wing 3'55, tail 2*7, tarsus 0'75 

 inch. The female has the upper parts greyish brown tinged with rose and 

 striped with dark bro\\n, the under parts brownish white tinged with rose 

 and streaked "with dark brown, rump rosy red less streaked than the back ; 

 wings and tail as in the male but less washed with rose. 



Hal>, Siberia from the Yenesei to the Pacific coast and 

 Saghalien ; in winter visiting Mongolia, Japan, and China. 



It frequents the outskirts of the forests and bushes situated 

 in the middle of fields, and in autumn is met with in the woods, 

 where it feeds on conifer seeds. In winter it is common in 

 Corea. Czekanowski took the eggs of this bird not far north of 

 Irkutsk, but I do not find any description of either the nest or 

 eggs. 



476. VINOUS ROSE-FINCH. 

 CARPODACUS VINACEUS. 



Garpodacus vinaceus, Verr. Nouv. Archiv. Mus. Bull. vi. p. 33 (1870), 

 viii. pi. iv. figs. 1, 2 ; (David and Oust.) Ois. Chine, p. 356, pi. 96 ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xii, p. 416 ; Bianchi and Berezovski, Ptilz, 

 Kan-su, p. 140. 



ad. (Kan-su). Differs from C. rftodochrous in being much darker 

 above, deep red with indistinct dark markings, the rump much brighter 

 red ; wings and tail blackish brown, the two innermost secondaries with a 

 silvery terminal patch ; supercilium dark rose-pink ; under parts deep red 

 with indistinct dark markings, the deep rose-red with fine dark stripes ; 

 bill dark brown ; legs reddish grey : iris chestnut red. Culmen 0'48, 

 wing 2*7, tail 2'25, tarsus 0*75 inch. The female is duller and browner 

 than that of C. rhodochrovs, the striping is finer, and it lacks the 

 ochraceous supercilium. 



Hob. Southern Kan-su and Szechuen. 



It is resident in the mountains of Szechuen, frequenting 

 bush-covered localities, feeding on buds and berries. When 

 disturbed it flies off, uttering a plaintive, silvery note. Its nest 

 and eggs appear to be unknown. 



477. HODGSON'S ROSE-FINCH. 



CARPODACUS PULCHERRIMUS. 



Carpodacus pulcherrimus (Hodgson) in Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 85 (1844) ; 

 (Moore), P.Z.S. 1855, p. 216 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xii. p. 429 ; 

 (Gates), F. Brit. Ind. Birds, ii. p. 215 ; C. davidianus, Milne- 

 Edwards, Nouv. Archiv. Mus. i. p. 19, pi. 2, fig. 2 (1864) ; (David 

 and Oust.) Ois. Chine, p. 354, pi. 95. 



