168 W. T. Blanford — On Birds from Bilekim. [No. 2, 
been due to his having seen females, or males, in non-breeding plumage of 
the smaller form. 
The smaller form is of course the P. baya of Jerdon’s Birds of India. 
723. Etjspiza eutlla, (Pall.) 
Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 95, pi. lvi, B. 
This is an addition to the Indian fauna. The specimen sent by Mr. 
Mandelli agrees perfectly with Mr. Blyth’s description of that shot by my- 
self near Bassein in Pegu, (J. A. S. B., 1863, p. 77), and with the description 
and figure hi the Fauna Japonica. I add characters taken from the Sikkim 
specimen which is doubtless a male. 
Head and neck, upper breast, back, wing coverts, and broad edges to the 
last secondary quills (tertiaries of some authors) uniform reddish ferrugi- 
nous, with slight hoary edges to some of the feathers (doubtless disappear- 
ing in spring), especially on the chin, lores, and round the eyes ; wing and 
tail brown, the quills narrowly edged with yellowish white, second, third and 
fourth quills emarginate on the outer webs, margin of wing yellow, inner 
wing coverts and inner margins of quills white, lower parts from breast yel- 
low, not very bright, flanks olive. 
Wing 3 in., tail 2'4, tarsus 0'77, bill from forehead 0'43. 
1 learn from Mr. Mandelli that this bird was shot in British Sikkim on 
the great Bangit river in March, and that he has a second specimen from 
Dalingkot in Butan, shot in April. 
745a. Pbopassee satubatus, sp. nov. PL viii. 
2 P. thura, Blyth, Museum Asiat. Soc., nec Bonaparte, vide Ibis, 1865, p. 44 
et 1867, p. 44. 
$ juv. ? P. tlvwra, 2, (nec $ ) Moore P. Z. S. 1855, p. 216, PI. cxiv. 
P. masfronte, superciliis latis et genis pallide argentato-roseis, capite 
insuper nucha et lateribus colli cum regione auriculari saturate coccineis, 
vertice nigro striatulo ; dorso brunneo, plimarum marginibus pallidis, cocci- 
neo lavatis, uropygio vise lotion ; remigibw cum tectricibus alarum rectrici- 
b usque mtbrinis, rubro-marginatis, tectricibus et 3 ultimis pennis ad ex- 
tremitates externas roseis, flexwra alee tectricibusque subalaribus partim 
roseo-marginatis ; mento grisescente, gula Iccte coccined, nitore argenteo splen- 
dente, pectore saturation, plwmis pallide marginatis, abdomine pallide roseo, 
und cum pectore subobsolete fusco striatulo, subcaudalibus brunneis, roseo- 
marginatis, tibiis et hypochondriis rufo -brunneis. Long, ala 3'22, caudce 2'6, 
tarsi 095, rostri a fronts 0 49, a rictu 0'52, l. tola circa 6 uuc. angl. 
Fcemina umbrina, capitis et dorsi plwmis pallide marginatis, superciliis 
latis isabettinis ; alis caudaque umbrinis, pennis extus pallide marginatis, 
