Fcem.? Fronie, corpore infra, dorso imo, Jhscia alarum, reclrici- 

 busque lateralibus Jlavis ; capite, nuchd, scapularibus, dorsoque 

 superiori griseis ; alls rectricibusque mediis nigris. 



Longitude corporis, 8i ; nice, 3^ ; rostri, -rV '■> tarsi, \ ; caudce, 4. 



Carduelis spiNoiDES. Mas. Card. _fro7ite, occipite, collo corpo- 

 reque infra, ptilis, pteromatum npicibus. fascia remigum, rectri- 

 cumque lateralium basibus flavis ; capite supra dorsoque olivU' 

 ceis ; alis caudaquefuscescenti -nigris. 



Foem. ? Coloribus miniis saturatis ; abdomine dorsoque olivaceo- 

 fusco striatis. 



Statiira paulo major quam Caj-d. Sp'mi. 



Picus AUKICEPS. Mas. Pic. capite supra aureo ; occipiie, cbdomine 

 imo, crissoque coccineis ; colli parte posteriori et striga utrinque 

 laternli, corporeque supra nigris ; colli parte Jrontali et lateribus, 

 corporeque infra albis, hoc nigro strinto ; .scapularibus, pteroma- 

 tibus, remigibus, rectricibusque lateralibus albo-maculatis ; dorso 

 viedio griseo, albo nigroquejitsciato. 



Fcem. Sine nota coccinea occipitali. 



Statura Pic. medii. 



Picus PYGM^us. Mas. Pic. capite supra dorsoque medio griseo- 

 canis, hoc albo nigroque fasciato ; striga utrinque per oculos ad 

 nucham extendente, gula, maculisque pieromat^im remigum et 

 rectricum lateralium albis; pectore abdomineque albescentibus, 

 Jusco graciliter striatis ; nota longitudinall gracili utrinque post 

 ocidos coccined. 



Fcem. Sine nota coccinea postoculari. 



Statura minor quam Pic. minoris. 



The male exhibited of this species was observed to have the two 

 middle tail feathens elongated beyond the rest, and the lateral fea- 

 thers were shown to be altogether soft and flexible, like those of 

 the genus Picumnus, Temm. 



CiNNYRis Goui.Diffi. Cinn. capite supra, gula colloque in fronte, 

 regione auriculari, striga utrinque gracili ad latera colli usque 

 ad humeros extendente , iiropygio, caudce tectricibus, rectrici- 

 busque duabus mediis elongatis purpureo et ccerulco metallice 

 splendentibus; capitis lateribus, occipite, nuchd, scapularibus, dorso 

 summo, ptilisque sanguineo-rubris ; dorso imo, pectore, abdomi- 

 neque sulphureis, his sanguineo sparsis ; remigibus rectricibusque 

 lateralibus fuscis. 



Longitudo circiter 5 uncias. 



Mr. Vigors expressed the pleasure which he felt in dedicating 

 this species to the accomplished artist, Mrs. Gould, who executed 

 the plates of these Himalayan birds. 



