146 Dr. J. v. Madarasz on two new Birds from Tibet. 
each side of the neck pure white; behind the white patches 
and nape a band of ochre-yellow, some feathers having’ a 
black line on the margins. Back black, every feather 
having along its shaft a 3 mm. broad line, which diminishes 
towards the tips, some of them being yellowish, and others 
grey mixed with brown, and all bordered with grey. The 
lower back, rump, sides of the breast, and abdomen ashy grey; 
all the feathers bordered with black and grey, some rump- 
feathers having a mixed dingy fawn-colour. Fore neck, middle 
of the breast, and abdomen rich dark chestnut. Primaries 
and secondaries of a darkish brown, the outer webs bordered 
with light fawn-colour; secondary coverts black, fawn at 
their bases, freckled with blade; a narrow line along the 
shafts of light brownish grey; all margined with grey. Upper 
tail-coverts fawn-colour, striped and freckled with black. 
Central tail-feathers rufous, becoming lighter at the tips, 
with two irregular black lines on each side, margined with 
fawn-colour; outer tail-feathers rich rufous on the outer webs, 
and brownish on the inner margins, banded with black, each 
feather tipped with pure white; underside of tail brownish 
black broadly tipped with white; the under tail-coverts deep 
chestnut, irregularly marked with black, all being broadly 
tipped with white ; vent uniformly light chestnut. 
Female. The head, a line through the eyes, and a narrow 
band encircling the lower part of the throat black glossed 
with green, each head-feather edged with light rufous; ear- 
coverts and a stripe on both sides of the nape light rufous 
edged with black, glossed with green. Superciliary stripe, 
chin, throat, and sides of neck tawny. All round the lower 
part of the neck, breast, abdomen, and vent light rufous— 
brighter on the lovrer neck and upper breast—with a greyish 
shade; each feather freckled and deeply margined with black, 
shaft light. Back, rump, and upper tail-coverts pale brown, 
striped with w 7 hite, fawn-colour, and black, freckled with 
black, deeply blotched with black on the interscapular region. 
Primaries dusky brown, exterior margins fawn-colour; secon¬ 
daries dusky brown, bordered on outside with light rufous 
freckled with brown. Wing-coverts as in the male. The 
