A Catalogue of the Birds in the Collection of the Bombay Natural History Society: 38. Passerinae

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by  Saraswathy Unnithan

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A CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS INTHE COLLECTION OF
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THEBOMBAYNATURALHISTORY SOCIETY PASSERINAE
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SaraswathyUnnithan2
(Continued fromVol. 93 (2), 251)
This part deals with 453 specimens of 21 Measurements on p. 237.
species, subspecies and 5 ELs, up to no. 1956 in 1938a Passer domesticus confucius
the Indian handbook (10:87) andno. 24263 ofthe (Bonaparte) (China, errore: ^Rangoon) 3: 172
Society’sregister. Wedonothavespecimensof5 12:9 males, 3 females.
subspecies outofthe 21 species andsubspecies. 5Shwebo, U.Burma,5PortBlair,Andaman,
1938 Passer domesticus indicus Jardine 1 Sipighat, 1 Choldhari, S. Andaman.
&
Selby. (India, restricted to Bangalore by The females are barely separable from
Kinnear, 1925, Ibis 751) Indianhouse sparrow. indicus from peninsular and eastern India, but
:
3:170-72 the colours ofthe males resemble parkini from
85 57 males, 26 females, 2 unsexed. Kashmir, though both sexes are much smaller.
:
1 Dehak, Nashkhil, 1 Bampur, Per The race was accepted in Stuart Baker’s fauna,
Baluchistan, 2 Gajar, Kalat, 1 Mastung, but discarded by Ticehurst in his comments
Baluchistan, 1 Lahore, 2 Rawalpindi, 1 Jagadri, (JBNHS32: 346) as it was said to be based on a
2 Ambala, 1 Latura, 2 Campbellpur, Punjab, 2 single specimen, and again by Biswas (records
Yoginath, Garhwal, 1 Ramgarh, Naini Tal, 1 of Indian museum 45: 225), on the strength ofa
Shogi, Patiala State, 1 Gama Ki Hatti, Dharmi male and female inthe Indian Museum. No one
State, 13 Simla, 2 Lalsohara, Bahawalpur, 1 else appears to have looked into this matter, but
Bahawalpur Town Environ, 1 Manthar, thespecimenslistedabovearedistinct,andthose
Cholistan, 5 Delhi, 1 Meerut, 8 Bharatpur, 1 from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are
Chaduva, Bhuj, 1 Changalra, Bhuj, 1 Kuarbet, presumably from Burma (JBNHS 61: 569).
Banni, Kutch, 3 Karirohar, Kutch, 1 Nadiad, Measurements on p. 237.
Gujarat, 1 GirForest,2Nasardi,Nasik. 1 Colaba, 1939PasserdomesticusparkiniWhistler.
5 Bombay, 1 Worli, 1 Andheri, 3 Marole, (Srinagar, Cashmere). Kashmir house sparrow
Salsette, 1 Murgimatta, 2 Sagar, Shimoga, 3: 173.
Mysore, I Maraiyur, Travancore, 1 Cape 7: 4 males, 3 females.
Comorin, 1 Koira, Bonai, Orissa, 1 Satanwara, 1 KashmirValley, 1 Chashmashahi,Srinagar,
Gwalior, 1 Kanpur, 1 Purulia, Manbhome, 1 4Lehenvirons,Ladakh, 1 Tshomarari Lake.
Baghownie, Darbhanga, 2 Dibrugarh, Assam, 1 Larger and darker than indicus, females
Bijapur, Nepal, 1 Hambentota, Sri Lanka. are difficult to distinguish from bactrianus.
Some ofthenorthernbirds arelarge (wing Measurements on p. 237.
78-79 mm) but the males lack the richrufous of 1939a Passer domesticus bactrianus
parkiniandare leftwithindicus, leaving aslight Zarudny & Kudashev (Tashkent). Turkestan
overlap in the size range between this and house sparrow.
parkini. They include an albino from Bombay 27: 10 males, 16 females, 1 unsexed.
city which could have beenbrought to Bombay 6 U.S.S.R. 8 Chitral, 1 Manthar,
in captivity and released. Cholistan, Bahawalpur, 1 Bhinmal, Jodhpur, 1
Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
'AcceptedApril, 1999
'BombayNaturalHistorySociety, Winter visitor. Birds ringed in Bharatpur
HombillHouse, S.B.SinghRoad, in 1962 (3), 1963 (1), and 1969 (1) were caught
Mumbai400023,Maharashtra,India. inKazakhistan(2)andTadjikstan(3)andnamed
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bactrianus by E.I. Gavrilov, Dement’ev and 1 East Persia; 1 Wana, Waziristan, 4 Chitral,
Gladkov, inthebirdsofthesovietunionVol. V. NWFP, 1 Deh - Jotegh, 2 Quetta, 2 Chaman, 1
P. 403 (1970). They have synonymised Zurtta,Baluchistan, 1 Tientsin, 1 Khotan, China.
bactrianus with griseogularis Sharpe, It is the palest of all the subspecies of
(Kandahar) the Central Asian house sparrow. Passer montanus.
Measurements on p. 237. Measurements on p. 237, 238.
EL Passer domesticus domesticus 1942 Passer montanus malaccensis
Linnaeus Sweden. Common house sparrow. Dubois (Malacca). Malay tree sparrow.
1 male fromSzegedHungary. 21: 11 males, 10 females
Measurements on p. 237. 1 Ambrang Village, Nepal; 1 Kurseong,
EL Passer domesticus biblicus Hart. Sikkim; 1 Bumthang, 5 Tama, Central Bhutan,
Palestine. Near Asian house sparrow. 1 Rongtong, 1 Deothang, 6 Gomchu, East
17: 13 males, 4 females. Bhutan; / Maymyo, 3 Shwebo, U. Burma, l
I Residency, 1 Kazimaim, 2 Baghdad, 1 Padaung Prome dist., C. Burma.
,
Shiraz, 1 Amara, 1 Kasviw, 1 Sheik Saad, 1 There are two distinct colour groups, one
Bait-al-khalifa, 4 Haviplain, Samara; 4 palebrownfromupperBurma,collectedin 1908,
Shat-el-Adhaim, Mesopotamia. Maymyo(1913)andPadaung(1929),andavery
Palest ofall subspecies ofdomesticus. darkgroupcollectedfromBhutaninMarch 1966
Measurements on p. 237. and 1967(9malesand5 females).Afemalefrom
1940Passerhispaniolensistranscaspicus Gomchu, E. Bhutan (16.iii.1966) Regn. No.
Tschusi (Transcaucasia=Iolotan, Transcaspia). 25614 is with very dark brown or sooty black
Spanish sparrow. head and tail and with under parts grey.
57: 37 males, 20 females. Measurements on p. 237, 238.
1 Yarkand, 1 Cairo market, Egypt, 2 1943 Passer montanus tibetanus Baker
Feluja, R. Euphrates, 3 Zorr R. Tigris, 2 (Khumbalong, Tibet) Tibetan tree sparrow
Mesopotamia, 2 Shustar, S. Persia, 2 Shush, 3: 179.
Kain, Persia, 1Amara, l SheikhSaad, 2Mishun, nil
Persian Gulf, l Tang, Mishun, 1 Sulebadar, 1944 Passer montanus hepaticus Ripley
P. Gulf, 2SehKaleh, Tun, P. Gulf, 12 Chitral, 1 (Tezu, Mishmi Hills, NE. Assam). Mishmi tree
Lalsohara, 1 Bahawalpur tn. env., 2 Jagadri, 2 sparrow 3: 177
Ambala, 2 Thanesar, Karnal dist., Punjab, 3 6: 5 males, 1 female
GanjusCanal,Meerut, 13 Bharatpur,Rajasthan. 2 Shillong, 1 Margherita, 1 Dibrugarh, 2
Females very similar to those of Tezu, LohitValley,UpperAssam.
domesticus but with faint streaks on the breast, TwoTezuspecimens,collectedin 1948,are
,
and heavier bills. darker than the others collected in 1901 and
Measurements on p. 237. 1908, andalso thanthe malaccensis collected in
1941 PassermontanusdilutusRichmond 1908 (Burma), but are definitely paler than the
(Kashgar, Eastern Turkestan). Afghan tree more recently collected malaccensis specimens
sparrow 3-178 of Bhutan. The key in the handbook, Vol. 10.
32, 16 males, 9 females, 7 unsexed. p. 69 says that hepaticus is the darkest.
2 Kafir Kaleh Nr Meshed 3 Ghirk Nr. Measurements onp. 221, 238.
, , ,
Birjand, 2 Birjand, 1 Shwesh Kain 1 Sistan. 1 EL Passer montanus montanus Linn.
, ,
Shush l Bunjar, Sistan Delta, Kain, 4 Common field(tree) sparrow.
,
Nasratabad, Sistan, Kain, 3Mohemabad, Persia, 1 Male Hungary, Europe.
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Measurements on p. 237. Shillong specimens are quite different from the
EL Passer montanus transcaucasicus Kashmir, Punjab and Garhwal specimens. The
Buturlin Akhaltsikhe. Transcaucasian field former, both males and females, are darkerwith
sparrow. yellow almost absent in the plumage.
1 male from Engeli, Persia Measurements on p. 238.
Measurements on p. 238. 31947PasserrutilansintensierRothschild
1945 Passer pyrrhonotus Blyth (Mekong Valley). Yunnan cinnamon tree
(Buhawalpore, Scinde). Sind jungle sparrow sparrow. 3: 180
3: 174. One male from Fortwhite, Chin Hills U.
,
16: 11 males, 5 females. Burma.
6 Lahore, 1 Phillaur, Jullunder dist. Measurements on p. 238.
1 Ferozepore, 1 Multan, 1 MahmudKot, Multan 1947a Passer moabiticus yatii Sharpe
dist., 2 Bahawalpur tn. env. 2 Sukkur, Sind, (Dedadi, Seistan, Western Afghanistan) Afghan
2 no locality. scrub sparrow
Thesespecimenswerecollectedfrom 1893 EL. Passerflaveolus Blyth (Pegu). Pegu
to 1940. 5males(1 Lahore, 1 Multan, 1 Mahmud house sparrow.
Kot, 2no locality)haveverylightgreyoralmost 7:5 males, 2 females.
white underparts, the rest with ashy grey under Shwebo, U. Burma, / Ngaphaw,
parts. Season or age ofthe specimen could not / Prome, Prome Dt., 1 Ingabu, l Henzada,
becorrelatedwiththischangeinthecolouration. Henzada Dt Burma.
.,
Measurements on p. 238. Measurements on p. 238.
1946 Passer rutilans cinnamomeus nil
(Gould)N.W. Himalayas. Himalayancimiamon 1948 Petronia xanthocollis transfuga
tree sparrow. 3:181 (Hartert) Bagu, Kelat, Baluchistan. Sind
West Himalayan Birds yellowthroatedsparrow. 3:168
53: 34 males, 13 females, 6 unsexed. 26: 14 males, 6 females, 6 unsexed.
2 Chitral Drosh, 2 Chitral Nagar, 1 Quarradah, 1 Bagdad, 2 Basra dist.,
3 Chitral, 3 Liddar Valley, 1 Yusmarg, Iraq, 1 Fao, Persian Gulf, 1 Rodkan, Kolwa,
4 Kashmir, 2 Dalhousie, 1 Chandigarh, Ambala 1 Muradkhan, Kalat, Baluchistan, 1 Sardar
dist., Punjab, 1 Keonthal St., 1 Patiala St., R. Haripur, NWFP, 2 Darazpur, Ambala dist.,
1 Fagu, SimlaHills, 1 Nichar, 13 Simla, 1 Kalka, 3 Ambala, Punjab, 1 Sairi, Patiala St., North-
N.W.H.; 3 Lambathatch, 2 Mornaula, West Himalaya, 1 Hamavas lake, Pali dist.,
1 Kedarnath, 1 Guptakashi, 1 Chamoli, 1 Phulji, Larkana, Sind, 1 Jalor, Jodhpur,
2Garhwal, 1 Lohaghat, 2Almora,4Mukteswar, 1 Deesa, Palanpur, 5 Bhuj, Kutch, 1 Radhanpur,
Nainital. 1 Nadiad, 1 Vaghjipur, Mehsana dist.
Bhutan Birds 7 specimens (4 from Kutch, 1 Nadiad,
14:9 males, 5 females 1 Deesa and 1 Radhanpur) are marked by
1 Gedu,W.Bhutan,4Bumthang,2Gyetsa, Dr. SalimAli as intergrades between transfuga
1 Shamgong, C. Bhutan, 3 Rongtong, E.Bhutan, andxanthocollis. 6 specimens (5 males and one
3 Shillong. unsexed) are with black bills (3 of them in
Specimens 7980and7981 fromSimlaand February, one in March, another in October and
7993 from Shillong marked as males are in fact the unsexed without date). Two ofthe unsexed
in female plumage with the characteristic specimens arejuveniles. A male specimen from
conspicuous longwhitesupercilium. Bhutanand Muradkhan, Kalatcollectedon 8.ix.1917 isvery
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Table
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MEASUREMENTSOFTHEBIRDSINTHECOLLECTIONOFBNHS
Wing(mm) Bill(mm) Tarsus(mm) Tail(mm)
1938-1939aPasserdomesticussubspp&ELs
Male
1938indicus(57) 70-82av.74.8 9.5-11.5av. 10.5 19-20av. 19.4 50-60av-55.5
(IH70-82 fromskull 13-15 18-20 49-61)
1938aconfucius(9) 69-77av.72.7 9.5-12av. 10.3 19-20av. 19.3 50-57av.52.8
(Baker69-74)
1939parkin (4) 80(3),85 10.5, 11 (2), 12 19,20(3) 55,56,60,62
(IH-74-85 fromskull 14-15 19-20 55-62)
1939abactrianus(10) 73-81 av.76.5 10.5-12av. 11-3 17.5-19.5av. 18.6 50-57,av.55
(IH75-8 1)
EL.biblicus(13) 76-81 av.78.6 10-12.5av. 11.6 19-20av. 19.6 48-60av.55.6
(Dement’ev76-79 9.5-10av.9.9)
av.77.4
EL.domesticus(1 83 12 20 56
(Dement’ev 73-83 9-11 av.9.9)
Female
1938indicus(26) 66-79av.72.1 9.5-11.5av. 10.6 19-20av. 19.1 45-57av.51.7
(IH70-80 fromskull 13-15 18-20 51-57)
confucius(3) 70(2),76 10, 10.3, 11 19,20(2) 45,49,55
(Baker65-77)
parkini(3) 75,76(2) 11-5(3) 19,19.2, 19.7 53,56,57
73-16 fromskull 13-15 19-20 52-67)
bactrianus(16) 73-80av.75.4 11. 1-12.2av. 11.4 17.6-21 av. 19.06 53-58av.54.6
(IH-72-78)
EL.biblicus(4) 71-81 av.75.8 11-11.7av. 11.3 19-20av. 19.4 51-60av.55.1
(Dement’ev72-78 9.3-10av.9.2)
av.75.3
1940Passerhispaniolensistranscaspicus
Males(37) 76-82av.79.2 11-13av. 11.9 19-22av.20.4 53-60av.56.2
(IH ’73-87 fromskifflc. 1 19-20 57-62)
Females(20) 74-80av.76.9 11-12.5av. 11.8 19-21.5av.20 52-59av.54.8
(IH73-82 fromskullc. 16 19-20
1941-44Passermontanussubspp.&ELs
Males
1941 dilutus(16) 71 -76av.73.1 9.8-11.3av. 10.5 17.5-20.2av. 18.6 51-59av.55.8
(BakerM/F78-83 - 18-19 50-55)
1942malaccensis(11) 65-74av.70.6 10. 1- 11.5av. 10.7 17.4-19.5av. 17.7 49-56av.53.2
(IH67-76 fromskull 11-14 15-19 52-57)
1944hepaticus(5) 63-70av.67.2 10-11. 1 av. 10.58 17-18.7av. 17.9 50-53av.51.4
(IH68-71 50-54)
ELmonianus(1 69 10.6 20 55
(Dement’ev65-75 10-12)
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Table1 (contd.)
MEASUREMENTSOFTHEBIRDSINTHECOLLECTIONOFBNHS
Wing(mm) Bill(mm) Tarsus(mm) Tail(mm)
ELtranscaucasicus(1 64 10.8 17.5 46
(Dement’ev64-70)
Females
dilutus(9) 70-74av.71.4 9.9-10.6av. 10.3 17.4-19.5av. 18.4 50-57av.54.2
malaccensis(10) 67-73av.69.5 9.5-11.2av. 10.3 17-18.5av. 17.8 4582--55av.53.2
(IH66-74 fromskull 12-13 15-19 5409--56)
hepaticus(1 67 11.1 18 50
1945Passerpyrrhonotus
Males(11) 64-71 av.67.7 9.1-10.2av.9.5 1166.-3-20av. 17.8 54av.51
17-
(IH67-70 fromsk-ull 11-12 16-17 55)
Females(5) 63-65av.64 9.5- 10av.9.7 16-17av. 16.7 44-50av.47
(IH63-65 fromskull 11-12 16-17 48-49)
1946-47Passer rutilanssubspp.
Male
1946cinnamopieus(32) 67-75av.71.06 9.5-11.5av. 10.7 18.8av. 17.4 45.55av.49.5
(IH68-82 fromskull 12-14 21 46-56)
1946(a)Bhutan(9) 70-80av.73.1 10.3-11.8av. 10.8 16.3-18.2av. 17.2 45-56av.50.5
1947intensier(1 71 11.1 18.5 48
(Baker69-77 11-12)
Females
cinnamomeus(15) 65-71 av.68.6 10.2-11.3av. 10.6 16.5-18.8av. 17.7 44-51 av.47.9
(IH60-78 fromskull 12-14 17-21 46-53)
15-
Bhutan(5) 66-74av.69.6 10.5-11.5av. 10.9 1167-.5-19av. 18 45-49av.47.2
PasserflaveolusEL
Males(5) 68-74av.69.8 10. 1 -11.2av. 10.8 17.1-20av. 18.7 48-54av.50.8
(Baker69-75 11-12 c. 17 52-54)
Females(2) 67,68 10.3,10.9 17.5,17.7 48,49
1948-49Petroniaxanthocollissubspp.
Males
1948transfuga(14) 77-86av.81.2 10.5-12av. 11.3 15- 19.5av. 16.6 48-55av.51.2
(IHM/F80-86 froinskull 15-16 c. 15 47-53)
1949xanthocollis(27) 71-86av.80.8 11-13av. 11.89 16.5av. 15.58 46-54av.49.9
GH77-89 fromskull 13-16 18 46-52)
Females
transfuga(6) 76-80av,78.8 11-12av. 11.4 16-17.5av. 16.6 48-52av.49.6
xanthocollis(16) 75-80av.77.1 11-12.5av. 11.5 14-16av. 15 44-50av.47.4
(IH76-85 fromskull 13-16 16-18 43-55
1950Petroniapetroniaintermedia
Males(2) 100,101 13.5,14.3 18,18.5 54,56
(IHM/F98-104 fromskullc. 18 18-19 57-60)
Female(1) 95 14 18 53
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Table (contd.)
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MEASUREMENTSOFTHEBIRDSINTHECOLLECTIONOFBNHS
Wing(mm) Bill(mm) Tarsus(mm) Tail(mm)
PetroniabrachydactylaEL
Males(2) 91,97 11.5,12.2 18,18.5 43.52
(Dement’ev90-100)
Female(1) 95 14 18 53
(Dement’ev86,90)
1952Montifringillaadamsiadamsi
Males(3) 107,111(2) 12.4,12.5,12.7 20(2),21 65,68,71
(IH 109-117 fromskull. 16-17 21-22 66-75)
Female(1) 107 13.2 21.5 66
(IH 106-113 fromskull 16-17 21-22 66-75)
1955 Montifringillablanfordiblanfordi
Female(1) 92 10.5 17.5 51
(IHM/F90-97 c. 10-11 c. 19-20 54-56)
pale, almost like an albino. brown, shoulderpatchandyellowthroatpatchare
Measurements on p. 238. so pale as to go unnoticed. Out ofthe 8 unsexed,
1949 Petronia xanthocollis xanthocollis 7 are males byplumage andmeasurements.
(Burton)(GangesbetweenCalcuttaandBenares) Measurements on p. 238.
Indian yellowthroated sparrow 1950 Petronia petronia intermedia
51: 27 males, 16 females, 8 unsexed. Hartert (Gilgit). Rock sparrow. 3: 184
2Delhi, 1 Bulandshahr,U.P., 2 Bharatpur, 3: 2 males, 1 female.
Rajasthan, 1 Nadiad, Kaira, 1 Bodeli, 1 Dabka, 1 Kidri, 2 Tigab, Nr. Kain, Persia.
Baroda, 1 Pandwa, 1 Malegaon, Surat Dangs, 1 Measurements on p. 238.
Saugar, 1 Raipur, Melghat, Berar, 1 Golapally EL Petronia brachydactyla Bonaparte,
Bastar, 1 Manthar, Narbada Valley, 3 Rita, WesternArabia. Short-toedrocksparrow(desert
MurbadRoad, Kalyan, 4 Bhiwandi, Thanadist., rock sparrow).
1 Poona, Deccan, 1 Karwar, 2 N. Kanara, 1 4: 2 males, 2 females.
Kadra, Kanara, 2 Lingadhalli, 1 Murgimatta, 1 2 Fatah, Tigris, 2 Charbar, Baluchistan.
Talguppa, 1 Gamataghatta, 1 Sagar, Mysore, 1 Thesefourbirdswere listedandkeptwith
Kuruvenulti, Travancore, 1 Madurai, 2 Gingee, the earlier species (Synopsis No.) 1950 in the
S. Arcot, 1 Redwells, Madras, 1 Maidapur, collection, smaller insize thanthe above, sandy
Angul, 1 Daspalla State, 1 Tikerpara, Bangui brown without streaks on the back or under
dist., 7 Barkot, 1 Badrama, Bamra, 1 Baud, parts, yellow throat patch absent, rectrices
Orissa, 2 Baghownie, Tirhut, Bihar. brown, with narrow white margins on outer
9malescollectedinFebruaryand5inMarch webs, turning into a white border on the
have their bills black, especially the lower outermost rectrices. Contrary to the description
mandibles; the restofthe males were collected in in the birds of the soviet union Vol 5, p 392,
November, December and January, the bills are the middlepair ofrectrices lack the white patch
brown except in one skin dated 12th January and and the inner borders of the 3 outer rectrices
2 dated 26th January. In females, the bills are have white triangular markings in descending
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order (outermost rectrix has largest marking). finch. 3:189
Two pale brown wing bars formed by the tips 2: 1juvenilemale, fromKyangma, Bakha
of upper and middle wing coverts. Male and Plain, W. Thibet and another unsexed from
female similarinplumage (very inconspicuous, Phail, Tibet.
cryptic colouring, which is probably why 1955 Montifringilla blanfordi blanfordi
thisbirds’ habits arelittleknownandspecimens Hume (borders ofTibet to the north of native
incollectionsnotnumerous;B.S.U.Vol.V,391). Sikkim). Blanford’s snow finch 3:190
Measurements on p. 239. One female fromNeypudmg above Punga,
1951 Montifringilla nivalis alpicola Ladak.
(Pallas) Caucasus. Pallas’s snow finch. Measurements on p. 239.
nil 1956 Montifringilla davidiana potanini
1952 Montifringilla adamsi adamsi (Sushkin). (Khara-djamaty, basin of Kobdo).
Adams Ladakh. Tibet snow finch 3:187 Pere David’s snow finch.
8: 3 males, 1 female, 4 unsexed. nil.
1 Zgunglas, 1 Phobrang, Ladak, 2 Kioto,
1 Losar, Spiti,Kangradist.,2Tingri, 1 Thungla, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
S. Tibet.
Measurements on p. 239. I am indebted to Mr. Humayun Abdulali
1953 Montifringilla taczanowskii for checking and refining most of the work
(Przevalski) (Tetunga and Kuku Nor Steppe) in this part. I am grateful to the Natural
Mandelli’s snow finch 3:188 History Museum (British Museum) at Tring,
nil especially to Dr. Mark Adams for a loan of24
1954 Montifringilla ruficollis Blanford. specimens of different subspecies of Passer
(Lachen Valley, N. Sikkim). Rednecked snow rutilans.
{To becontinued)
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