THE BIRDS OF MONGOLIA ETC. 189 



86. POECILE SUPERCILIOSA, 11. Sp. 



Supra grisea^, subtus sordide rubens ; vertice^ nucba^ vittis superciliaribus latis gulaque nigris ; fronte 

 et striis supra supercilia positis usque ad nucbam protractis candidis ; genis abdomini con- 

 coloribusj lateribus coUi subcinereis ; alls et cauda fusco-griseis^ remigibus rectricibusqne 

 pallide limbatis. 



Measurements of a male— length 5''-5, width 7'^'5, wing 2" 58, tail 2"-8, 

 gape 0''-42, thickness of bill at the base 0'''19, tarsus 0''7, middle toe 0"-25, 

 hind toe 0''-27, hind claw 0^^-23. 



Quills, 4=5 longest ; the outer tail-feathers 0'''5 shorter than the central 

 ones. Culmen black; legs black, with a tint of lead-colour; iris brown. 

 Crown and throat black ; the black colour of the head extends in a narrow 

 line down the neck. Forehead and eyebrows white ; upper parts of the 

 body mouse-colour, which at the sides and back of the neck fades into a very 

 pale grey. Cheeks, flanks, underparts, lower wing- and tail-coverts light 

 chocolate, shaded with red, being rather pale on the cheeks, stomach, and 

 under the wings. Quills, tail-feathers, and upper wing-coverts dark brown, 

 edged with the colour of the back ; the outer tail-feathers have white exterior 

 edges. 



We found P. superciliosa only in the alpine regions of the Kan-su 

 mountains, usually flying about the bushes in company with Leptopcecile 

 sophice. Its song is rather pleasant. All those birds shot in August 

 were moulting rapidly. 



87. LOPHOPHANES DICHROIDES, U. Sp. 



L, dichroo simillimus, sed collo utrinque fascia albida signato ; iris rubiginosa. 



This species is certainly closely allied to L. dichrous^ Hodgs. (figured in 

 Gould's ^ Birds of Asia,' part xi.), but differs by having a tolerably broad 

 white line on each side of the neck, forming a sort of neckband behind the 

 ears, but not quite touching each other. Again, the crown and upper part 

 of the body of L. dichrous are dark ashy, whilst the present species has only 



