16S W. T. Blanford — On Birds from Si7c7cim. [No. 2, 



been due to his having seen females, or males, in non-breeding plumage of 

 the smaller form. 



The smaller form is of course the P. baya of Jerdon's Birds of India. 



723. Euspiza etttila, (Pall.) 

 Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 95, pi. lvi, B. 



This is an addition to the Indian fauna. The specimen sent by Mr. 

 MandeUi agrees perfectly with Mr. Blyth's description of that shot by my- 

 self near Bassein in Pegu, (J. A. S. B., 1863, p. 77), and with the description 

 and figure in the Fauna Japonica. I add characters taken from the Sikkim 

 specimen which is doubtless a male. 



Head and neck, upper breast, back, wing coverts, and broad edges to the 

 last secondary quills (tertiaries of some authors) uniform reddish ferrugi- 

 nous, with slight hoary edges to some of the feathers (doubtless disappear- 

 ing in spring), especially on the chin, lores, and round the eyes ; wing and 

 tail brown, the quills narrowly edged with yellowish white, second, third and 

 fourth quills emarginate on the outer webs, margin of wing yellow, inner 

 wing coverts and inner margins of quills white, lower parts from breast yel- 

 low, not very bright, flanks olive. 



Wing 3 in., tail 2'4, tarsus 0-77, bill from forehead 043. 



1 learn from Mr. Mandelli that this bird was shot in British Sikkim on 

 the great Bangit river in March, and that he has a second specimen from 

 Dalingkot in Butan, shot in April. 



745«. Peopassee satueattjs, sp. nov. PL viii. 



2 P. thura, Blyth, Museum Asiat. Soc, nee Bonaparte, vide Ibis, 1865, p. 44, 

 et 1867, p. 44. 



$ juv. ? P. tlmra, $ , (nee $ ) Moore P. Z. S. 1855, p. 216, PI. cxiv. 



P. mas f route, super ciliis latis et genis pallide argentato-roseis, capite 

 insuper nucha et lateribus colli cum regione auriculari saturate coccineis, 

 vertice nigro striatulo ; dorso brunneo, plumarum marginibus pallidis, cocci- 

 oieo lavatis, uropygio vioc Icetiori ; remigibus cum tectricibus alarum rectrici- 

 busque wmbrmis, rubro-marginatis, tectricibus et 3 ultimis pennis ad ex- 

 tremitates externas roseis, jtexurd alee tectricibus que subalaribus partim 

 Toseo-marginatis ; mento grisescente, gula Icete coccined, nitore argenteo splen- 

 dente, pectore saturatiori, plumis pallide marginatis, abdomine pallide roseo, 

 una cum pectore subobsolete fusco striatulo, subcaudalibus brunneis, roseo- 

 marginatis, tibiis et liypocliondriis rufo -brunneis. Long, alee 3 - 22, caudce 2 6, 

 tarsi - 95, rostri a fronte 049, a rictu - 52, I. tota circa 6 unc. angl. 



Fcemina umbrina, capitis et dor si plumis pallide marginatis, super ciliis 

 laiis isabellinis ; alis caudaque umbrinis, pennis extus pallide marginatis, 



