310 THE BIRDS OF MONGOLIA ETC. 



alarum fuscis^ rufo limbatis ; cauda longa^ gradata ; rectricibus externis roseis^ apice albo 

 limbatis^, quatuor mediis brunneis^ fulvescenti marginatis. 



Fem. subtus fulvo-albida nigricanti striata ; tectricibus tribus externis aurantiacis vel 

 aurantiaco marginatis. 



Measurements : — 









Length. 



Width. 



Wing. 



Tail. Cuime: 



in. in. 



in. in. 



in. in. 



in. in. in. 



<S. . 6-8-7 



8-5-9-3 



276-3-4 



316-3-66 0-4 



?. . 6-8-7 



80-8-7 



272-2-87 



3-18^3-25 0-4 



Gape. 



Tarsus. Middle toe. Hind toe. 



in. 



in. 



in. in. 



in. in. 



c?. . 0-47- 



-0-5 



0-84-0-9 



053 0-27 



S. . 0-46 





0-83 



053 0-27 



Quills~4th, 5th, and 6th longest; sometimes they are all of equal 

 length, oftener, however, 4th = 5th, or 5th = 6th ; 3rd > 7th ; 1st quill short, 

 just protruding above the upper wing-coverts ; the quills 4—7 are cut out on 

 their outer webs. The tail is very much graduated ; the outer tail-feather 

 is by 0'^*7— 0'^*95 shorter than the fifth, which is longest. Culmen — upper 

 mandible blackish, lower yellowish with a blackish point ; tarsus, toes, and 

 claws black; iris brown*. 



Male (in autumn plumage). — Crown and upper parts of the body greyish 

 yellow, with elongated black marks on the middle of each feather. Lores, 

 eyebrows, cheeks, and underparts, with the exception of the centre of the 

 stomach, rose-colour — in autumn with a greyish tint, formed by the tips of 

 feathers, which get rubbed off in spring. Ear-coverts light brown ; sides of 

 the neck whitish grey ; and almost the same shade is on the back of the neck. 

 Flanks greyish yellow. Quills dark reddish brown, with reddish-yellow 

 edges ; secondaries with pale tips. Upper wing-coverts are also dark reddish 



^ [In tbe original there is a woodcut inserted bere^ of the tail^ wing^ leg^ and beak. — Editor 

 o¥ O. M.] 



