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72. Passee hispaniolensis. 



Fringilla hispaniolensis, Temm. Man. d'Orn. p. 353 (1820). 



Passer 5«/ic«rm5, Keys. u. Bias, j Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 64 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1873, p. 239; 



Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 255 (1876). 

 Passer hispaniolensis (T.) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 79; Scully, t. c. p. 573; C. Swinb. Ibis, 1882, p. 113; 



Scully, J. A. S. Beng. Ivi. p. 85 (1887) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 318 (1888) ; id. Trans. 



Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. v. p. 79 (1889); Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 239 1890). 

 Passer salicicolus, Bp. ; Scully, Str. F. iv. p. 164 (1876) ; Wardlaw Eamsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 64. 



Nos. 1188, 1189, 6 . Chakmak, January 7, 1874. 



No. 1415, d . Sasstekke, March 23, 1874.— Length 6 inches, wing 3-3, tail 2'5, tarsus O'S ; 



expanse 10; bill from front 0-45, from gape 0*6. Iris dark brown; bill brownish 



dusky, yellow at lateral base ; feet pale brown. 

 No. 1241. Maralbashi, January 1874. 

 No. 1376. Tigdu, February 25, 1874. 

 No. 1898. Panjah, April 14-23, 1874. 



Colonel Biddulph writes :—" Stoliczka got the first specimen at the commencement of 

 January 1874, at the foot of the Thian-Shan range. Later a few specimens were got near 

 Kashghar." 



According to Dr. Scully, this Sparrow is tolerably common in the plains and is 

 apparently a permanent resident in Eastern Turkestan. It nests in May and June, and the 

 Turki name is " Tarachi." 



73. Passer cinnamomeus. 



Pyrgita cinnamomea, Gould, P. Z. S. 1835, p. 185. 



Passer cinnamomeus (Gould) ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 252, pi. 25 (1873) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xii. p. 325 (1888) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 240 (1890). 



No. 2, 6 ad. Murree, June 20, 1873. 

 Nos. 46, 51, s ad. Murree, June 2Q, 1873. 

 No. 67, $ ad. Murree, June 30, 1873. 

 Nos. 345, 346. Sonamarg, August 12, 1873. 



Colonel Biddulph states that this Sparrow was common at Sonamarg, but was not seen 

 elsewhere by him. 



74. Passee ammodendei. 



Passer ammodendri, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. pp. 64, 115 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 239; Prjev. in 



Rowley's Orn. Misc. ii. p. 295 (1877) ; Sliarpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 337 (1888). 

 Passer stoliczkm, Hume, Str. F. 1874, p. 516. 



No. 1142, s . Kashghar, December 13, 1873. 



No. 1155, s . Kashghar, December 1, 1873.— Length 6*8 inches, wing 3*26, tail 2*6, 

 tarsus 0-8 ; expanse 9*7 ; bill from front 0*4, from gape 0-36. Iris dark chocolate- 

 brown ; bill pale horny, yellowish at sides of base, paler below ; feet fleshy white. 

 Wings reach within 1*8 inch of end of tail. 



No. 1156, $ . Kashghar, December 17, 1873.— Length 6-9 inches, wing 3*15, tail 2*65, 

 tarsus 0*8 ; expanse 9*75 ; bill from front 0*4, from gape 0*55. Iris dark chocolate- 



