THE BIRDS OF GILGIT. 345 



[The collection contains a large series of specimens of this 

 bird, which I have compared and found identical with the 

 plate of K stracheyi by Wolff in the " Proceedings of the 

 Zoological Society for 1855/' The difference pointed out by 

 Dresser in the " Birds of Europe," the absence of the white 

 spots on the wing-coverts, holds good ; but in some winter 

 specimens the pale fulvous spots approach very closely to the 

 white spots of E. cia. There is, however, a further and well- 

 marked difference in the pure white of the nuchal eud of the 

 supercilium iD E. stracheyi as compared with the grey of that 

 part in E. cia, giving in the former bird three pure white 

 marks on the side of the head, instead of two. In E stracheyi 

 the entire supercilium throughout its length is pure white. — 

 G. F. L. M.] 



154.— Emberiza hortulana,* Lin. (715). 



A single specimen, a female or young male, shot at Chim- 

 mooghur, in the main valley, ten miles from the Indus, on 

 26th May. Evidently migrating at the time. Length, 6*4 

 inches ; wing, 3*2 ; tail, 2 - 6 ; tarsus, *75. Irides, dark brown. 



The head is considerably battered ; but the yellow tone of 

 the markings on the throat, the greenish tone of the head, as 

 far as traceable, and the strongly defined striations of the 

 upper plumage, serve sufficiently to distinguish it from 

 E. buchanani. 



The tints agree well with those of the figure of the young 

 bird given by Dresser in the " Birds of Europe," pi. 99. 



155.— Emberiza buchanani, Bly. (716). 



Not observed in the first year ; but a number appeared in 

 the beginning of September in the second year. 



156.— Emberiza stewarti, Bly. (718). 



A summer visitant. Appears in April, and is very common 

 in May and June, when it replaces E. stracheyi at the lower 

 elevations. Breeds below 6,000 feet. 



157.— Emberiza schceniclus, Lin. (720 ter). 



Scarce ; and never more than a single one was seen at a 

 time. Four specimens were secured in January, Februaiy, 

 and March. Both these and my Turkestan specimens are 

 paler coloured birds than English specimens, the ruddy tints 



* [This species, heretofore doubtful, has now to be included in our list. It is much 

 to be regretted that our authors do not inform us whether the Gilgit bird belongs 

 to the European form of this species or to the Persian form, E. shah, Bp. A des- 

 cription of the European bird is given by Jerdon (Vol. II., pp. 372, 373) compiled 

 from European sources, which is sufficiently correct, and it is unnecessary therefore 

 to describe it further here. See also S. F., VII., 150.— A. O. H.J 



