1872.] W. T. Blanford— On Birds from SiMcim. 169 



maculis ad extreinitates extemas tectricum et 3 pennarvm ultimarttm al- 

 hescentibas, uropygio ochraceo-tincto, gastro fulvo, fusco striato, abdomine 

 pallidiore et magis rufescente. Long alee 3*15, ccmdcd 2*5, tarsi 095, rostri a 

 fronte 047, a rictu 0.5 unc. 



Male with a general brownish tint above, richly glossed with crimson, 

 lores, forehead, snpercilia and cheeks pale silvery pink, the bases of the fea- 

 thers brown, head above dark crimson with blackish centres to the feathers, 

 ear coverts and sides of the neck duller crimson, the centres of the feathers 

 broader and less distinct, back with broad dashes of dark earthy brown, the 

 edges of the feathers pale with a gloss of deep rose colour, approaching crim- 

 son, rump and upper tail coverts nearly the same colour as the back, the 

 dark centres of the feathers being less marked, and the paler margins with 

 then- crimson gloss broader. Wing and tail feathers earthy brown with red 

 brown exterior margins, and pale rosy spots on the tips of the outer webs of 

 the wing coverts and of the last three quills. Chin greyish, throat full rose 

 colour, darker than the cheeks, with a silvery gloss. The breast is deeper 

 and darker red, the feathers having pale rosy edges and narrow dark central 

 stripes, abdomen pink, also with narrow streaks ; under tail coverts brown, 

 edged with pink ; thighs and flanks brown, slightly tinged here and there 

 with -pink. Bill dusky, legs brown. 



The female is earthy brown, the feathers of the upper parts with pale 

 margins, and the wing coverts and last three quills (tertiaries) with albes- 

 cent tips to the outer webs, supercilia isabelline, rump with an ochraceous 

 tinge. Under parts fulvous, all the feathers with dark centres, broader on 

 the breast, narrower on the abdomen, which has a rufescent tinge. 



Another bird, apparently a young male is much more ochraceous than 

 the female in colouring, especially on the under parts, sides of neck and head ; 

 the margins of the quills and tail feathers are olivaceous.* 



This beautiful rose finch is evidently the species of which a female exists 

 in the Asiatic Society's Museum, labelled P. tliura by Mr. Blyth, and to which 

 that gentleman refers in the " Ibis" in the two instances cited above. It is 

 altogether of a richer and darker colour than any of the other Himalayan 

 species with which I am acquainted, viz., JP. rJwdopeplus, ihura, rJwdochla- 

 mys and rliodoclirous, and easily distinguished from all at once by the absence 

 of the rosy rump. JP. pulclierrimus is said to be near rliodoclirous, which 

 differs perhaps more from the present species than any of the others, it too 



* Another pair of this bird since received from Mr. Mandelli confirms the above 

 description, except that the throat of the male is the same colour as the cheeks, in . 

 stead of being rather deeper red ; they measure (in inches) — 



wing tail tarsus bill from forehead. 



Male,„ 3-15 25 092 0-48 



Female, 305 245 0"95 0'49 



