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of both, 84; 1, Likiang Mountains, Yunnan, April 17, wing, 86. 

 All the above are assigned to Carpodacus argyrophrys. To Carpo- 

 dacus pulcherHmus are assigned the following: 5 Sungpan, Szech- 

 wan, July 13-August 2, wing, 70.5-77 ; 3, near Tatsienlu, Szechwan, 

 July 13-August 3, wing, 74-75; 1 male, Cheto, SzechAvan, July 25, 

 wing, 72.5. Besides the greater size of G. argyrophrys, the series 

 separated above on size as of this species differs from those assigned 

 to 0. pulGherrmvuLS in being more silvery pink, not so reddish below, 

 especially on the throat and superciliary and the upper parts some- 

 what lighter. All the specimens assigned to (7. puloherrivvus above 

 have the wing not over 75, except one that goes to 77. This one is 

 assigned here on color. The specimens assigned to G. argyrophrys 

 have a wing length of 76 (one) to 86; the bills also seem to be 

 longer and heavier. If it were not for the fact that these two birds 

 occur together over parts of their range in the breeding season, they 

 would certainly only be regarded as closely related forms of a single 

 species. 



156. LOXIA CURVIROSTRA ALBIVENTRIS Swinhoe 



Loxla albiventris Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1870, p. 437 (Peking). 

 One male and one female, Eastern Tombs, Chihli, December 27-28. 



157. PYRRHULA ERYTHACA TAIPAISHANENSIS Rothschild 



Pyrrhula erytJiaca taipaishanensis Rothschild, Nov. Zool., vol. 28, 1921, p. 63 

 (Mt. Tai-pai-slian, Tsin-ling Mts.). 



One male and one female, 120 miles south of Lanchow, Kansu, 

 July 26, and August 13. 



I have j)reviously commented on the difference between the present 

 race and Pyrrhula erithaca wilderi.^^ 



While the female of the present form is considerably lighter than 

 the same sex of Pyrrhula erith^ca altera from Yunnan, the male is 

 remarkably similar, only differing in size, being slightly smaller. 



158. EMBERIZA SCHOENICLUS PALLIDIOR Hartert 



Emheriza schoeniclus pallklior Hartekt, Vogel palaark. Fauna, vol. 1, pt. 2, 

 1904, p. 197 (Alderli, Turkestan). 



One male, 10 miles northwest of Paotow, Inner Mongolia, March 27. 



This is in a lightly streaked, light colored, winter plumage. I am 

 not sure it belongs to this form as there are no specimens at hand 

 in the same stage of plumage for comparison. In the pattern of 

 the tail it agrees with the species and I am placing it here on 

 geographic grounds. 



21 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 70, art. 5, 1926, p. 58. 



