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as tipped and margined with whiter whereas in the Yarkand 
birds the whole exterior lateral feather on each side is pure 
white, excepting just at the base on the inner web. In 
every other respect the birds correspond. \_A. O. H.'] 
652. Accentor nipalensis, Hodgson. 
One specimen of this comparatively rare bird was obtained 
ten miles below the Pangong lake on the 10th of October. 
It measured in the flesh : — length 6"-5 ; expanse 10"-0 ; wing 
3"'6 ; bill at front 0"-48 ; and tarsus l"-0. [G. i^.] 
654. Accentor strophiatus, Hodgson. 
A young specimen of this species, a male, was obtained 
at Shahidulla, on the 20th of September. [G. H.'\ 
The whole upper surface is a grey brown, much paler 
and duUer coloured than in the adult. The feathers of the 
back have faint dusky central streaks. The whole of the 
long superciliary stripe is a dingy white, whereas in the 
adult the posterior half of this stripe is bright rufous. The 
breast is a pale rufous fawn, and the chin, throat, and 
abdomen, are streakless white. \_A. O. H.~\ 
656. Accentor rubeculoides, Hodgson. 
This species (by no means common in collections), was 
seen in considerable numbers on the return journey, from 
one march beyond the Pangong Lake right through Ladak. 
It frequented marshy ground and the banks of streams, 
hopping about from rock to rock. When wounded these 
birds hide themselves at once in the crevices between the 
boulders and are thus often lost. Of a specimen measured 
in the flesh by me, the length was 6 5 ; the tail from vent 
2-5 ; the expanse 10; wings 3*1 ; bill at front 0 5 ; tarsus 
0-93 ; wings when closed reached to within 1*75 of end of 
tail. The bill was nearly black, and the legs and feet 
mahogany coloured. [G. ^f.] 
658. CorvTis thibetanus, Hodgson. 
The Tibet Raven accompanied the camp throughout, from 
its first entry into Ladak right through Yarkand, almost to 
the city itself, and back again. It was extremely familiar 
