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1872.] W. T. Blanford — Zoology of Sikkim. 
Central tail feathers in both sexes about half inch short of the outer ones. 
P. nepaxeitsis, Hodgs. — One specimen obtained on the Laehen valley 
at about 10,000 feet. Like the last it did not appear to ho of frequent 
occurrence. Neither Captain Elwes nor I obtained the rare P. erythaca, Blyth. 
733 PvTinirorLECTF.s efauletta, Hodgs. — A male was shot by Captain 
Elwes at about 11,000 feet on the Chola range. No specimens were obtained 
in Northern Sikkim, nor was this bird seen there. 
Carpadacus. A female or young male shot near Lachung differs both in 
coloration and structure from the female of C. erythrinus. The bill is 
longer and more pyrrliuline, the colour is uniformly hair brown above, darker 
than in C. erythrinus, and with no dark centres to the feathers, nor pale tips 
to the wing coverts, the rump alone having an olivaceous tinge. Beneath 
it is white, sullied on the throat, breast and flanks ; darkest and with faint 
brown mesial streaks to the feathers on the breast. Wing 3'2, tail 2 2, 
tarsus 072, hill from forehead 0 45 inch. 
About Chungtdm and Latong at the end of September I found flocks 
of rose-finches which at the time I took for O. erythrinus in summer plum- 
age. I only preserved a male, but this also appears to have a larger bill than 
the common Indian rose-finch. I find another male specimen in the Indian 
Museum from Leh in Western Tibet, apparently of the same race. It is 
highly probable that these buds are the males of the above species. 
It is doubtless also to this form that Bonaparte alludes (Consp. Gen. 
Av. I, p. 534,) under the head of Carpodacus erythrinus, when he says 
“ Specpnina ex Kamschatka a cl. Kittlitzo allata in Mus. Maguntia vidimus, 
1 rostro latiore, mag is incurvo ; ruhro colore vividiore, nec roseo, nec coccineo, 
‘ tergo magis rubente." 
740 Pkopassee thuea, Bon. P. frontalis, Blyth. This beautiful rose 
finch is common on the Chola range above 12,000 feet, keeping mostly to 
the rhododendron bushes, but sometimes seen on grassy hill sides. It was 
rare in Northern Sikkim. The birds at the time of our visit were single or in 
pairs, and were probably breeding ; but I saw no young ones. It was 
doubtless later in the year that they were found in flocks on mount Tonglu 
by Captain Beavan, at a lower elevation than any were seen by us. (Ibis, 
1868 p. 177). 
The following are the dimensions of P. thura taken from freshly killed 
specimens : — 
Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Bill from forehead. 
Male, 6-5 325 3‘ 1 0-48 
Female 65 3'2 275 0-98 0.46 
Since returning from Darjiling I have received from Mr. Mandelli an 
undescribed species of the genus, obtained on the Singalela range. This I 
have called P. saluratus. 
