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152. CARPODACUS ERYTHRINUS ROSEATUS (Hodgson) 



Pyrrlmlinota roseata Hodgson, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1845, p. 36 (Nepal). 



One male and 1 female, 15 miles south of Ninghsia (Holanshan 

 Mountains), May 16 and 18; 5 males and 1 female, 120 miles south 

 of Lanchow, Kansu, July 20-August 10. 



153. CARPODACUS ROSEUS (Pallas) 



Fringilla rosea Pallas, Reise Prov. d. Russ. Reichs, vol. 3, 1776, p. 69 (Udam 

 et Selengam). 



Seven males (adults and immature). Eastern Tombs, December 

 11- January 8. 



154. CARPODACUS THURA DUBIUS Przewalski 



Carpodacus dubius Pezewalski, Mongol i Strana Tangut, vol. 2, 1876, p. 92, 

 pi. 13 (Alashan Mountains and Kansu) ; Rowley's Orn. Miscell., vol. 2, 

 1877, p. 301, pi. 53. 



One male, 15 miles northwest of Ninghsia (Holanshan Mountains), 

 Msij 15; two males, 140 miles south of Lanchow, Kansu, August 24 

 and September 11. 



The two latter specimens have the colors of the lower parts inten- 

 sified; the September specimen being Corinthian red, even deeper 

 on sides of neck. This deepening of color is probably due to wear. 



155. CARPODACUS ARGYROPHRYS Berlioz 



Carpodacus argyrophrys Beklioz, Bull. Mus. Paris, ser. 2, vol. 1, No. 2, February, 

 1929, p. 131 (new name for Carpodacus davidianus authors not Milne- 

 Edwards). 



Five males, 15 miles northwest of Ninghsia (Holanshan Moun- 

 tains), May 12-18; one male, 55 miles northwest of Ninghsia, Kansu, 

 May 1. 



This series of six males measures: Wing, 76, 78.5, 79, 79, 80, 80; 

 culmen, 11-11.5. Carpodaoios pulcherrimus and O. argyrophrys are 

 extremely hard to differentiate and have been confused by most 

 authors. Rothschild ^^ called attention to certain differences and 

 recognized them as forms of the same species. Bangs and Peters,^" 

 the latest authors to deal with these birds, recognize the two as dis- 

 tinct species, because they find them occuring together in parts of 

 their range. They give characters separating the two birds, in which 

 size is mentioned first. Now taking the series of males in the United 

 States National Museum of pulcherrimus and argyrophrys and sepa- 

 rating them on this character, using the Kansu series above as a 

 criterion, we get the following result: 3, Sungpan, Szechwan, July 

 22-24, wing, 81-84; 2, near Tatsienlu, Szechwan, July 14-18, wings 



28 Nov. Zool., vol. 33, 1926, p. 330. 

 *>Bull. Comp. Zool., vol. 68, 1928, p. 374. 



