230 Capt. H. J. Walton on the 



No. 1945. ? adult. Gyantse, 12,000 feet, April 30, 

 1904. 



Nos. 1964. S; 1966. ?. Gyantse, 12,000 feet, May 22- 

 23, 1904. 



No. 1978. ? adult. Gyantse, 12,000 feet, July 9, 1904. 



No. 2024. <$ adult. Lhasa, 12.200 feet, Aug. 30, 1904. 



This Sparrow was very common indeed throughout the 

 summer from Gyantse to Lhasa, and was breeding in large 

 numbers in the willow trees round our camp at Gyantse. 

 It seemed to be mainly insectivorous, and did not frequent 

 the barley-fields in anything approaching the large numbers 

 of P. montanus. 



The Tibetan name of the Cinnamon Tree-Sparrow is 

 " Kang-che-go-mar " ("The little house-bird, with the red 

 head"). 



54. MoNTIFRINGILLA BLANFORDI. 



Montifringilla blanfordi Hume ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Inrl., 

 Birds, ii. p. 245. 



a, b, c. S ? adult. Khamba Jong, 15,000 feet, Sept. 7- 

 18, 1903. 



Nos. 112, 1695, 1696. $ adult. Khamba Jong, 15,000 

 feet, Sept. 27, 1903. Bill dark bluish horn- coloured ; feet 

 black ; iris reddish brown. 



No. 129. <? adult. Khamba Jong, 15,000 feet, Oct. 4, 

 1903. 



No. 1804. S adult. Khamba Jong, 15,000 feet, Dec. 7, 

 1903. 



Nos. 1866, 1875, 1884. <J adult; 1865,1867. ? adult. Tuna, 

 15,000 feet, Feb. 3-22, 1904. 



Blanford's Mountain-Finch occurred in large flocks on the 

 hill-sides at Khamba Jong in the autumn. In the depth of 

 winter this species and M. rvficollis were the most numerous 

 birds at Tuna. Mixed flocks of them, numbering many 

 hundreds, were to be seen every day, hunting for seeds 

 in the bare fields. They ran swiftly and were very tame. 

 Both when feeding on the ground and when flying they kept 

 up a constant twitter. This bird avoids cultivation, and. 

 appears to breed at very high elevations. I saw none during 



