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or grey horny at tip, sides and base of lower mandible ; 
irides, blackish brown ; legs and feet, slaty blue; claws, dusky, 
lightish at tips. 
This pretty little species was met with, in small flocks, among 
the Tamarisk bushes which grow on the banks of the Arpalak, 
and Sanju streams. It had evidently been breeding in those 
places. 
655.—Accentor Huttoni, Ioore. 
g. Kashghar, 28th November.—Length, 6; wing, 2°9; tail, 
2°7; tarsus, 0°74: bill, from gape, 0°54. Bill, black, yellowish 
at gape; irides, brown; legs and feet, fleshy. 
This bird was brought to me at Kashghar and was said to 
have been captured in the neighbouring hills. I kept it alive 
for a few days. 
montanellus, Pallas. 
eae eee | fulvescens, Severtsov. 
3. Shahid-ullah, 25th August.—Length, 5-7; expanse, 9:3 ; 
wing, 3-0; tail, 2°5; tarsus, 08; bill, from gape, 0°6; closed 
wings fall short of tail, 1-4; weight, 0°650z. Bull, black, brown- 
ish at base below; irides, very dark brown; legs and feet, 
fleshy ; claws, dusky, yellowish at tips. 
3. Balakchi, 26th August.—Length, 6:2; expanse, 9:3; 
wing, 3:1; tail, 2°65; tarsus, 0°75; bill, from gape, 0°63 
closed wings fall short of tail, 1:5; weight, 0:650z, Bill, black ; 
irides, brown; legs, fleshy ; feet, brownish fleshy; claws, 
blackish, yellow at tips. 
9. Oibuk, 23rd August.—Length, 5°6 ; expanse, 9°2; wing 
3:1; tail, 2°6 ; tarsus, 0°85 ; bill, from gape, 0°6 ; closed wings fall 
short of tail, 1:2; weight, 0°6 oz. Bill, dusky, yellow at ex- 
treme tip; gape, orange; irides, greyish brown; legs and feet, 
fleshy ; claws, dusky brown. 
This species was observed pretty frequently between Toghrasu 
and Gulgun Shah at elevations of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. 
The birds kept in pairs usually and frequented the bushes grow- 
ing near the banks of the Karakash river. This bird pro- 
bably breeds in the localities where it was seen in August. 
658.—Corvus tibetanus, Hodgson. 
3. North of Karakoram Pass, 3rd September.—Length, 27 ; 
expanse, 55:5; wing, 18°7; tail, 11°25; tarsus, 2°5; bill, from 
gape, 3°15; closed wings fall short of tail, 1:0; weight, 2 lbs. 
11 oz. Bill, legs, feet, and claws, black; irides, dark brown. 
9. Shot at the same time and place.—Length, 25°5 ; expanse, 
54:6; wing, 18:1; tail, 1065; tarsus, 2°; bill, from gape, 
