318 MR. SWINHOE ON BIRDS FROM TIENTSIN. [NoV. 25, 



31. Orcecetes gularis, n. sp. 



In my visit to Pekin, I procured a specimen of this bird in not 

 quite mature plumage, and noted it in my list in the ' Ibis/ 1861, 

 p. 332, no. 41, as a new species. Mr. Fleming's specimen, being a 

 fully matured male, affords me an opportunity of now describing it. 

 It is closely allied to that interesting and beautiful form, O. cinclo- 

 rhynchus of the Himalayas, being, like it, a tree-bird, rather than a 

 rock-bird. Our species is smaller in size, and has a shorter and 

 more robust bill. O. cinclorhynchus is at once distinguished in having 

 the throat and neck a blue-grey, like the crown, in having the wings 

 and tail edged with blue, and in having the white spot that adorns 

 the wing on the six inner tertiary quills, instead of on only the 

 second and three consecutive fieathers. I will now proceed at length 

 to define the species. 



Oroscetes gularis, n. sp. 



Crown of the head, extending down back of neck, and carpal re- 

 gion of the wings clear French or lazuline grey. Loral space, sides of 

 neck, under parts, rump, and upper tail-coverts deep reddish buff. 

 Auriculars, onwards to the back, back, scapulars, and lesser wing- 

 coverts black. Wings and tail hair-brown, with a surface-wash of 

 pale grey, chiefly conspicuous on the basal half of the latter. The 

 feathers of the wing edged with pale buff, the greater coverts and 

 tertials being strongly tipped with the same. A white spot, com- 

 prising basal portions of the outer webs of the second, third, fourth, 

 and fifth tertiaries, ornaments the wing. The singularly distinctive 

 character whence I have drawn its name consists in a white line 

 which, starting from the centre of the chin, runs down in front quite 

 to the breast, broadening as it descends to the form of an isosceles 

 triangle, a line of black spots edging for some distance the rufous 

 that flanks its sides. Bill blackish brown, with bright yellow rictus, 

 and inside to mouth. Legs and claws brown, strongly washed with 

 ochre. Iris deep brown. Total length 7 inches, wing 4, tail 2j%. 



32. Otocorys penicillata, Gould. 



This is identical with a skin from the Altai Mountains in Mr. 

 Gould's collection, marked O. sibirica ; but as no authority is given 

 for that designation, I have preferred retaining the above name, 

 which is synonymous with O. alhigula, Brehm. 



33. Emberiza rutila, Pallas. 

 A fine male. 



34. Emberiza stracheyit, Moore. 



This agrees well with a mounted skin from Kumaon, in the East 

 Indian Museum, bearing the above denomination. 



35. FkINGILLA MONTIFRINGILLA, L. 



36. Carpodacus e^iythrinus, Meyer. 



