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185. Hypsipetos perniger Swiuh. 

 Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 478. 



A large serie.s of males and females from Mt. Secha, March — April 1902 

 (No. 43). 



This entirely black form must snrely be the representative of H. nigerrimus 

 from Formosa, which, however, is probably only the representative of the Indian 

 jisaroides and coiicolor ! I am therefore not yet employing trinomials for this 

 bird, leaving that to be decided upon after a thorongh investigation of the group — ■ 

 as in many other cases. 



A number of nests were found between May 1.5 and 29, 1902. They stood at a 

 height of from tea to twenty feet in bushes and trees, and contained four, some- 

 times only three, eggs. The latter are typical " Boulboul " eggs, i.e. creamy white 

 or pale ])ink, more or less thickly covered with dark rufous brown or lighter 

 brownish red patches and spots, and with underlying pale purplish grey markings. 

 They measure from 25-5 x 20, 25-5 x 18-6 and 2(j-6 x 18-5 to 28 x 20 and 

 28-2 x 19-5 mm. 



{Spizixtis cinereicapillus has been recorded by Hartlanb — Ahh. Sat. Ver. 

 Bremen xii. pp. 399, 308 — but it is not very credible that this Formosan form 

 has strayed to Hainan. One might e.\])ect the continental S. setnitorijuatus 

 exceptionally to stray down to Hainan, rather than the Formosan form to lose 

 its way so far westwards. Possibly there is an error about the label.) 



186. Hemixus castanonotus castanonotas Swiuh. 



HemixuH caslanoiiotus Svfinhoe, Ibis 1870. p. 251 (Hainan). 



Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 477 (Central, S.W. Hainan, Five-Finger Mts.). 



11 <J? No-Tai, September 1902 (No. 108). 



4 (J? Lei Muimon, .January 1903 (No. 108). 



This form has so far only been found on Hainan. Sharpe's statement in the 

 Hand-list (iii. p. 312) appears to be erroneous. The continental representative is 

 H. castanonotus canipennis Seebohm (P. Z. S. 1890. p. 342. pi. xxvii. 1). 



See Grant's note {I.e.). 



187. Pycnonotus sinensis hainanus (Swinh.). 



Ixita hainanus Swinhoe, Ibis 1870. p. 25.3 (Hainan and Nan-chau Is.). 

 Pi/aioiiutus hainanus Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 477 (Fivc-Finger Mts.). 



A large series from Kiungchau, February 1902 (No. 6). 



This form is a subspecies of F. sinensis sinensis, from which it differs in 

 having the top of the head entirely black without a white postocular stripe and 

 nape. 



I take this opportunity to describe the Formosan form of P. .sinensis, which 

 has hitherto been confounded with the typical P. s. sinensis. It differs from the 

 latter iu being much whiter underneath, the yellow lines being fainter and fewer, 

 and the breast-band is darker and more pronounced. Moreover, the back is slightly 

 more greyisli, and the wings do not reach the length which they frequently show in 

 P. s. sinensis. Wings 84 — 90, while in /'. s. sinensis they are often over 90 — viz. 

 93 — 94 mm. I name this hitherto overlooked form : 



