. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . ed by Jerdon (B. I. ii,p. 367), is probably referable to P. domcsticus, but it is not easy toidentify it. It is not, however, likely to be a Sparrow whichremains to be rediscovered in Southern India. Genus PETRONIA, Kaup, 1829. The genus Petronia contains some species which resembleSparrows in structure and habits, but differ from them in having amuch stronger bill and longer wings. The only species found inIndia is characterized by the presence of a yellow patch on thethroat in both sexes. This species has the same pattern on theearli
. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . ed by Jerdon (B. I. ii,p. 367), is probably referable to P. domcsticus, but it is not easy toidentify it. It is not, however, likely to be a Sparrow whichremains to be rediscovered in Southern India. Genus PETRONIA, Kaup, 1829. The genus Petronia contains some species which resembleSparrows in structure and habits, but differ from them in having amuch stronger bill and longer wings. The only species found inIndia is characterized by the presence of a yellow patch on thethroat in both sexes. This species has the same pattern on theearlier primaries as the Sparrows. The Bock-Sparrows frequent open rocky land and are gregarious. 782. Petronia stulta. The Rock-Sparrow. Fringilla petronia, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 322 (1760). FringUla stulta, Gmel. Syst. Nat. i, p. 919 (1788). Petronia stulta (G-m.) Blyth, Cat. p. 120; Horsf. fy M. Cat. ii, p. 497; Biddulph, Ibis, 1881, p. 79; Scully, Ibis, 1881, p. 574; Hume, S. F. ix, p. 343 (note).Petronia petronia (Linn.), Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xii, p. Fig. 68.—Head of P. stulta. Coloration. Male. The forehead and crown dark brown, with abroad mesial buff band from the bill to the nape ; a broad super-cilium buff; back and scapulars with the inner webs of thefeathers black, the outer buff; rump mingled brown and buff;upper tad-coverts brown edged with buff; middle tail-feathersashy brown, becoming black towarks the tip and margined whitish ;the other feathers the same but with a large terminal white patch e2 244 FRINGILLID^. on the inner web; quills and coverts brown edged with buff; adark brown band from the eye under the supercinum and a spotnear the gape; ear-coverts brown; lower plumage whity brownmore or less streaked with dark brown, and with a yellow patch onthe lower throat. /•< nude. Eesembles the male closely. Bill horn-brown above, light brown below with a dark tip; legslight brown ; iris brown. Length about G-5; tail 2-3; wing 3*8; tarsus 7; bill fromgape
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