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the summer except a few near the top of the Karo La Pass 

 in July. 



55. MONTIFRINGILLA RUFICOLLIS. 



Montifringilla ruficoUis Blanf. ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., 

 Birds, ii. p. 245. 



No. 1861. (J adult. Phari, 14,500 feet, Jan. 27, 1904. 



Nos. 1868, 1870, 1871, 1874,1879, 1886. <J adult. Tuna, 

 15,000 feet, Feb. 3-23, 1904. Bill dark bluish slaty ; feet 

 black ; iris orange-red. 



No. 1898. $ adult. Tuna, 15,000 feet, March 16, 1904. 



This bird occurred at the same places as M. blanf or di and 

 in about equal numbers. It is remarkable that such large 

 numbers of these Finches should be able, at such barren 

 places as Tuna, to pick up enough food to enable them to 

 keep fat and. in good condition during the severest cold 

 weather. Breeding seems to be over by the end of July, 

 when I saw large flocks containing many young birds in the 

 neighbourhood of the Yam Dok Cho Lake and of the Karo 

 La and Khamba La Passes. 



The Tibetan name is " Rib-che-kar-po/' or " The White 

 Hill-bird." 



56. Montifringilla adamsi. 



Montifringilla adamsi Moore ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., 

 Birds, ii. p. 216 ; Sharpe, Sci. Result. Yark. Miss., Aves, 

 p. 30. 



a, b. <J adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Sept. 1903. 



No. 1752. ? adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Oct. 24, 

 1903. 



Nos. 1794. $ ; 1796. S ; 1797. S ; 1798. ? . Khamba 

 Jong, 15,200 feet, Nov. 23, 25, 1903. 



No. 1806. S adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Dec. 12, 

 1903. 



Nos. 1893. (J ; 1894. ? adult. Tuna, 15,000 feet, 

 March 5, 1904. 



Nos. 1976, 1977. $ adult. Gyantse, 12,000 feet, July 9, 

 1904. 



There were a few solitary birds of this species at Khamba 



