NO. 1195. BIRDS FROM CENTRAL ASIA— OBEEHOLSEB. 209 



Family ANATIDJE. 



QUERQUEDULA QUERQUEDULA (Linnseus) 



Anas qucrquedula Linn.eus, Syst. Nat., lOtli ed., I, 1758, p. 126. 

 Querquediila querqiieditla Baird, Am. Jouru. Sci. and Arts, XLI, iyH6, p. 339. 



One apparently adult female, from Rupsbii, Ladak, at 13,000 feet, 

 September 0, 1897. " Length, IG inches." The white of the throat is 

 quite pure, but that of the posterior lower surface is decidedly grayish, 

 as the bases of the feathers show through the overlaid white tips. 



CASARCA CASARCA (Linnaeus). 



Anas casarca LiNN.EUS, Syst. Nat., 12th ed.. Ill, App., 1768, p. 224 

 Casarca casarca Allen, Auk, XIII, 1896, p. 164. 



One adult female, from Tsokr Chumo Lake, Ladak, taken July 11,, 

 1897. The i^luuiage of this example is much worn, and the colors of 

 back and head much bleached. " Bill and feet black. Length, 24 

 inches." 



Family PHASIANID^. 



PUCRASIA MACROLOPHA BIDDULPHI (MarshaU), 



Fucrasia hiddulphi Marshall, Ibis, 1879, p. 461. 



One example, from the Pir Panjal Kange, Cashmere, at an altitude of 

 8,001) feet. This is an immature male, and is molting about the head. 

 "Iris dark brown ; feet leaden ; claws dark leaden. Length, 18^ inches." 



LOPHOPHORUS REFULGENS Temminck. 



Lopliopliorus refidgens Temminck, Pig. et Gall., II, 1813, p. 355. 

 One adult male from near Bandipoor, Cashmere, October 6, 1895. 

 "Length, 29^ inches; weight, 6^ pounds." 



TETRAOGALLUS TIBETANUS Gould. 

 Tetraogallus tibetanus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1853, p. 47. 



One adult male, from Takalungla, Ladak, at the remarkable altitude 

 of 17,000 feet. "Feet brick red; claws dark horn brown; orbital skin 

 dull orange; iris dark brown; bill horny orange." 



Family COLDMBID^. 



COLUMBA RUPESTRIS PALLIDA Rothschild and Hartert 



Colamla rupesiris pallida Rothschild and Hartert, Oruith. Monatsber., 1, 1893, 

 p. 41. 



Three specimens from Ladak: two of these are from Oya, at 14,000 

 feet, the other from Hanle Goupa. "Bill black; cere powdery white; 

 feet red, claws blackish horny; iris, male, orange red; female, brick red. 

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