GREY REDSTART. 9 



tains are covered with snow; tlie other at the summit 

 of these mountains near the eternal snows^ where the 

 Alpine Accentor and Snowfinch breed, and where one 

 never sees by any chance a specimen of TitJiys.''^ 



Its nest is composed of dry blades of grass, and is 

 lined with a quantity of feathers, in which is laid four 

 or five white eggs, but of a paler hue than those of 

 Tithys, and slightly shaded with blue.' 



The description given by M. Degland, who appears 

 to have paid much attention to this interesting race, is 

 exactly like the skins sent me by M. Verreaux. 



The male has the entire plumage of an ashy brown 

 or grey; the under parts slightly clearer, with a russet 

 shade on the front and top of the head; the space be- 

 tween the beak, the eyes, and parotid region brown; 

 free edge of eyelids grey; the fringe of the secondary 

 quills of the wings much less than that of Tithys, and 

 grey; all the primaries bordered with clear ash-colour; 

 the upper tail coverts of a lively russet; the under tail 

 coverts of a reddish white; all the feathers of the tail 

 red except the two middle ones, which retain the 

 general colour of the plumage; beak and tarsi black. 



The female has the plumage slightly lighter than the 

 male, and shaded with russet on the chest; no brown 

 between the beak and eyes; throat reddish; the rest as 

 in the male. 



S. Carii differs from Tithys, according to Degland, 

 by; first, absence of black from plumage; second, by 

 the edges of secondaries which, instead of being white, 

 and so large as to form a sort of mirror on the folded 

 wing, are grey, and scarcely visible. 



