340 THE BIRDS OF GILGIT. 



pair ; superciliary streak, extending over the ear-coverts, pure 

 white ; sides of the face and ear-coverts deep brown, a few of 

 the latter tipped whitish ; under surface pale fulvous, deepest 

 on the breast, albescent on the chin, throat, and lower centre 

 of abdomen. Length, 625 to 6 4 inches; wing, 3 to 3*15 ; 

 tail, 25 to 2*65 ; tarsus, '75, dull red. 



This bird is retained as A. fulvescens solely because it 

 appears to be identical (speaking from memory) with the speci- 

 mens obtained in Yarkand, which were identified by Dr. 

 Severtzoff himself as belonging to this species ; but it cer- 

 tainly differs, as stated above, from both the figure and the 

 description. 



It is not the A. montanellus figured in Gould's " Birds of 

 Europe ;" for that has the back reddish ash, the supercilium 

 buff, and the flanks striped. 



It is not the A. montanellus in Gould's "Birds of Asia" for 

 the same reasons, and, further, because it wants the grey 

 patch on the side of the neck, and the white tippings to the 

 secondaries. 



It is not the A. montanellus figured in David and Oustalet's 

 a Oiseaux de la Chine ;" for that is a much darker bird, and has 

 the buff supercilium and reddish brown back. 



It is not the A. temminckii of Brandt; for that is identical 

 with the A. montanellus figured in Gould's rt Birds of Europe." 



It is not the A. montanellus described by Dresser in the 

 fi Birds of Europe ;'' for that also has the supercilium buff and 

 the back chestnut red. 



And if not A. fulvescens, Severtzoff, it is a species hitherto 

 undescribed.* 



It is somewhat similar to A. atrogularis, which was almost 

 equally common; but, besides wanting the black throat, its 

 pale and almost uniform tone of colouration, and the absence 

 of all tinge of red on the back, markedly distinguished it from 

 that species. 



134.— Corvus corone, Lin. (659). 



Since my leaving Gilgit Dr. Scully writes that he has secur- 

 ed two undoubted specimens of this species. 



135.— Corvus cornix, Lin. (659 bis). 



A few specimens always to be observed in December, 

 January and February, mixed up with other Crows. 



* [It must not be forgotten that fulvescens of Severtzoff may be only one stage of 

 the plumage of •montanellus. We are still quite ignoraut of the changes of plumage 

 uudergone by this species. — A. 0, H ] 



