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5 inches. Iris brick-red ; bill bluish-black ; forehead and between 

 ear-coverts a dirty white ; all upper parts, wings and tail leaden ash ; 

 breast, belly, and vent ochrey white ; tail moderate, slightly forked ; 

 legs and claws leaden blue. Specimen a male. — In vain I have 

 searched authors and journals for a description of this species, which 

 is probably new. 



Note. — It agrees almost with the Parus rufonuchalis (Blyth). 



62. Paroides flammiceps (Burton). 



By no means common. I saw it only on one occasion, when the 

 specimen was procured. Frequents the same localities with the Tits 

 — wooded mountain sides or dense jungles on the lesser Himalayan 

 ranges. 



63. PSALTRIA ERYTHROCEPHALA, Gould. 



Not common : seen occasionally in the oak woods of the lesser 

 ranges along with the Parus cinereus (Vieill.). 



64. Pyrrhula aurantia, Gould, B. A. pt. x. ; Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 pt. xxv. p. 222. 



" The orange-coloured Bullfinch." 



The male has the crown of the head, neck, breast, back and belly 

 a rich orange. The female has the head and neck an ash colour, 

 like the female of P. vulgaris ; back the same, rather fainter, and 

 tinged with orange ; lower parts like the male, but not so brilliant, 

 and approaching to olive. 



This new and beautiful species I met with for the first time on the 

 wooded slopes of the lesser ranges in March 1852, and subsequently 

 in the woods and forests of Cashmere, where it is not uncommon. 

 The P. erythrocephala, Vig. was not seen during my visits to Cash- 

 mere, although frequently observed on the ranges near Simla. 



65. Passer domesticus (Linn.). 



Most abundant in the valley on the lesser ranges, and northwards 

 in Ladakh. 



66. Passer cinnamomeus, Blyth. 



Pretty common in the valley and surrounding mountains ; gene- 

 rally seen in small flocks. 



67. Carpodacus roseus (Vieill.). 



Pretty common in cultivated districts in Ladakh and Tibet. Its 

 favourite food is the seeds of a vetch cultivated by the natives of 

 these countries. 



68. Carpodacus . ? 



Similar in plumage to No. 67, but larger, with the red on the 

 throat and breast more brilliant. In flocks on the sides of the moun- 

 tains forming the northern barrier to the Valley of Cashmere, high 



No. 395. — Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 



