194 FHINSILLID^. 



Montifringilla nemoricola {Hodgs.). 



Montifrinsilla nemoricola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 268 (1888) ; 



id., Hand-l. v. p. 239 (1909). 

 Fringalauda nemoricola, Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 302 (1902). 

 Montifringilla nemoricola nemoricola, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. 



p. 136 (1904). 



Two eggi, whicli have been identified as those of M. giglioli, 

 are probably those of Hodgson's Snow-Finch. They measure 

 respectively -82 by -63 and -83 by -62. 



2. Sin-ing, Kansu, W. China, Crowley Bequest. 



21st May. 



Montifringilla arctoa (Pall.). 



Montifringilla arctoa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 272 (1888) ; id., 



Hand-l. V. p. 239 (1909). 

 Tjeucosticte arctoa, Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 303 (1902). 

 Montifringilla arctous, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 138 (1904). 



Two eggs of the Siberian Snow-Pinch measure respectively -91 

 by -62 and -92 by -65. 



2. Kuldja, Mongolia, 25th May. Crowley Bequest. 



Montifringilla griseimicha {Brandt). 



Leucosticte griseonucha, Dall, P. Cal. Acad. Sci. v. pp. 27, 273 (1873) 



Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 176 (1887) ; Dresser, Man. 



Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 304 (1902). 

 Leucosticte tephrocotis, var. griseinucha, Baird, Brewer & Midgw. 



N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 508 (1874). 

 Montifringilla griseinucha, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 275 (1888) 



id., Hand-l. v. p. 240 (1909). 

 Leucosticte tephrocotis griseonucha, Ridgw. Birds North & Middle Amer. 



i. p. 72 (1901). 

 Montifringilla tephrocotis griseonucha, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun vt ii 



p. 140 (1904). ^ 



Eggs of the Aleutian Snow-Finch resemble those of M. nivalis in 

 all respects, 



4. [Alaska] (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. St. George's Island, Alaska, May Salvin-Godman Coll. & 

 ( W. H. Dall : Smiths. Inst.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus RHODOSPIZA, Sharjie. 



Rhodospiza obsoleta (Licht.). 



(Plate X. flg. 3.) 



Rhodospiza obsoleta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 282 (1888) • 



^^AfhaM^""^' ''^"""" P'' '• P-^^ (190^); Sharpe, Hand-l. v! 



