In additively colored KCl, KBr, KI, RbCl, RbBr and RbI the absorption on the short-wave side of the F-band was investigated. Besides the K band three new absorption peaks L1, L2 and L3 were found, all in a fixed relation to the F band. The experimental data indicate that K, L1, L2 and L3 are transitions of the F electron to higher excited states, the three highest of which are conductive states. By comparing the absorption band areas the relative transition probabilities to the different excited states were obtained.