1872.] W. T. Blanford— Zoology of SiJcJcim. 67 



gulam interveniente ; remigibus brunneis, extus, primo excepto,fulvo-, intus 

 alio marginatis ; primi pogonio externa et pennarum singularmn, prceter 4 

 prismas et tres ultimas, macwlis magnis basin versus pogoniorum internorum 

 albis ; tectricibus alarum minoribus plerumque albis ; angulo alee grisescente ; 

 supracaudalibus fulvis elongatis, rectricibus mediis fusco brvA%neis,fulvo mar- 

 ginatis, casteris basin versus pallide cinereis, postice et ad margines albescen- 

 tibus, terminationibus semipollicaribus cum rectricibus mediis concoloribus ; 

 pectore abdomineque albis, vix fulvo tinctis ; iridibus rufescenti-brunneis, 

 rostro pedibusque nigris. Long, tota 6, long, alee 3'75, caudce 235, tarsi 0"82, 

 rostri afronte - 42, poll. (Angl.). 



Fcemina f route albescente et uropygio rufescente ; torque collari subtus 

 Jiaud interrupto, postice bnmneo. Habitat in Tibet. 



Male. Forehead whitish passing into the rather pale umber brown of 

 the head ; supercilia white ; lores and a line from them passing under the eye 

 black, this line is continued posteriorly over the ear coverts, and its colour 

 changes to dark ferruginous ; back umber brown with broad central dusky 

 streaks to the feathers, rump more ferruginous ; wings brown, the first prima- 

 ry with the outer web white, the others with fulvous outer mai'gins, all with 

 white internal edges, and a broad white wing band, only visible on the ex- 

 panded wing, formed by a large spot on the inner webs of all the primaries 

 escept the first four, and the whole basal portion of the inner web of the 

 remaining quills except the last three, which have broad fulvous borders ; 

 smaller wing coverts mostly white, angle of the wing greyish. Upper tail 

 coverts very long, pale umber with a fulvous tinge ; central tail feathers and 

 the tips of the remainder for about half an inch dark brown with fulvous 

 margins, basal portion of all the tail feathers except the central pair pale 

 ashy with some white on both inner and outer webs between the grey por- 

 tion and the brown tips, increasing in quantity on the outer feathers, and 

 running up the external web which is entirely white in the outermost pair. 

 Sides of the head below the black eye streak, chin and throat white, with two 

 black lines, one from each side of the base of the lower mandible, running back- 

 wards and diverging ; ear coverts bright ferruginous, sides of the neck the 

 same, but a little paler, the rufous tint forming a demi-collar, only inter- 

 rupted for a very narrow space in front ; remainder of the lower parts white 

 with an isabelline tinge. Iris reddish brown, bill and legs black. 



The female wants the whitish forehead and the rufescent tinge on the 

 rump ; the demi-collar is brown posteriorly, and, in the only specimen ob- 

 tained, it is continuous round the front of the neck. 



The dimensions given above were taken from a male before skinning. 

 The following are taken from two other skins, a male and a female. 



Wing. Tail. Tarsus, Hind claw. Bill from forehead. Bill from gaps. 



Male, 3-63 2-23 0"85 Cr36 0"42 053 



Female, 3"56 21 0"87 0'32 0'43 0'54 



