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all right; it proved to bea young female, moulting (?) from the 
nestling plumage.” 
I do not think that we have as yet any record of this species 
so far north as Ahiri. 
Since this was written Mr. Ball has obtained this species in 
Radakole, or Rehrakhole, which is a good deal further north and 
much further east. Ahiri is about 19°30’ N. Lat. and 80° E. 
Long, while Rehrakhole is about 21°. N. Long. and 84° E. Long. 
Mr. Manvettt has procured several specimens of Passer mon- 
tanus in that portion of Thibet which is immediately north of 
Sikhim, They are noteworthy as being throughout of a duller 
and deeper tint than specimens from England, Japan, Java, 
Darjeeling, and Burmah. On the whole under surface the white 
is replaced by pale ashy grey ; the head and neck is duller and 
more of achocolate tint, and generally the colouring of the upper 
surface is somewhat deeper colour. It does not, however, appear 
tome that these differences are sufficient to justify specific 
separation. 
Mr. Manpet.i sent me for examination a goose that at first 
puzzled me a good deal. On further examination it turned out 
to be the young of dAnser indicus, which has never, I think, as yet 
been described. 
It differs altogether in the head and neck markings. The 
bill is as in the adult, yellow with deep brown nail ; the legs 
and feet appear to have been a brownish orange; the forehead 
is brownish white a little tinged with rusty; there is a dusky 
line through the lores to the eyes; the whole crown, occiput, 
and nape isa sooty or dusky black ; below this the back of the 
neck is wood brown, and the sides and front of the lower part 
of the neck, a pale dusky greyish, mottled with whitish, this be- 
ing the colour of the tips of the feathers ; most of the feathers of 
the breast and abdomen and lower parts generally have a pale 
rusty or fulvous tinge towards the tips; the conspicuous dark 
banding of the flanks is almost entirely wanting, only one dark 
greyish brown feather on each side having as yet made its ap- 
pearance. 
There is no trace of either the two distinct black head bars or 
of the conspicuous white neck streaks, so that the head and neck 
look strangely unlike those of the adult. 
The tail is rather browner than in the old bird. The rest of 
the plumage is very similar to that of the adult, but perhaps 
everywhere less pure in colour. 
