170 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY 
Kurgan Ali Nazar to Oibuk (elevation 10,700 to 11,700.) 
The arrival of our camps at Toghrasu on the 22nd August, 
greatly disturbed a family of this Rose Finch: the male bird 
specially was very excited, flying backwards and forwards along 
the hill side and crying shrilly to its two youngsters to follow 
it out of the reach of danger. Nearly all the birds of this 
species which I shot were found to have the bills stained a 
sort of pink color. This was probably due to the birds having 
been feeding on some kind of berry, as the color rubbed off 
on wetting. 
738.—Carpodacus erythrinus, Pall. — 
3s Sanju, 12th August.—Leneth, 6°; wing, 3:3; tail, 
2°75 ; tarsus, 0°8; bill, from gape, 0°5; closed wings fall short 
of tail, 13; weight, 0°75 oz. Bill greyish horny, top of upper 
mandible dusky ; irides, hazel brown ; legs, feet, and claws; 
brownish. 
2. Shahid-ulla, 25th August.—Length, 5°7; expanse, 10°; 
wing, 3°25; tail, 2°35; tarsus, 0°8; bill, from gape, 0°5; closed 
wings fall short of tail, 12s weight, 0°75 oz. Bill, fuliginous 
horny, upper mandible dusky ; irides, dark brown ; legs and 
feet, livid fleshy ; claws, brown. 
This species was first observed at Sanju where it was flitting 
about among the trees; was seen on several occasions in the 
hills among the bushes; and was tolerably numerous in the 
Hololachne bushes on the banks of the Karakash river near Sha- 
hid-ullah. It had a tolerably loud, sweet note. 
751 bis.—Linota brevirostris, Gould. 
Two males, one shot between Mazar and Chuchu Pass, 16th 
August, the other between Balakchi and Gulgun Shah, 26th 
August.—Length, 4°99 to 5:05; expanse, 89 to 9:1; wing, 3:0 
to 3:1; tail, 2°35 to 2°5; tarsus, 0°63 to 0°64; bill, from gape, 
04 to 0:42; closed wings fall short of tail, 1:05; weight, 
04 oz. Bill, yellowish horny, brown on culmen ; irides, brown ; 
legs and feet, brown and dusky brown ; claws, dusky, and black 
with yellowish tips. 
Three feidles, one shot between Mazar and Chuchu Pass, 16th 
August, the other two near Gulgun Shah on the 27th August.— 
Length, 4:95 to 5:05 ; expanse, 8°8 to 9:0; wing, 3:0; tail, 2°3 
to 2°5; tarsus, 0°6 to 0°65; bill, from gape, 0'4 to 0°42; closed 
wings fall short of tail, 1-0 to 1:15; weight, 0°38 oz. to 0°47 oz. 
Bill grey horny, yellowish at base; irides, dark brown to light 
brown; legs and feet, brown fleshy to brownish dusky ; claws, 
dusky brown. 
6? Juv. Shot between Balakchi and Gulgun Shah, 26th 
August.— Length, 5°65; expanse, 9°35; wing, 3°2; tail, 2°8; 
