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193. Stachyridopsis ruficeps goodsoni Rothsch. 



Slachyridopsis ruficeps goodsoni Rothschild, Bull. B. 0. C. xiv. p. 8 (October I'JOS, Hainany 

 Stachyrklopsis ritfieepi Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 476. (First time found on Hainan.) 



13 (J? , Mt. AVuchi, Marcb, April 1903 (No. 172). 



1 (J, Cheteriang, January 1904 (No. 172). 



Differs from all known races of .S'. rii/fceps b)- its brighter uniform cliestnut-red 

 crown, more greenish baclv, and brighter 3'ellow tliroat. For other races of nijici'ps 

 see Bull. B. 0. C. xiv. p. 8. 



A male from N.W. Fokiea and a male from Foochow agree best with 

 Formosan birds, S. r. praecocjnittis, bat they are more olive above and below, the 

 head is not of snch a deep chestnut, and the bill is smaller. 



In the Bull. B. 0. C. xiv. p. 8 Mr. Rothschild mentioned four subspecies of 

 St. ruficeps : viz., S. ntficeps rvjkeps from the Himalayas, S. r. rufifrons from 

 Assam, Burma, etc., S. r. praccognitus from Formosa, and S. r. poodsoni from 

 Hainan. 



In the I/jis, 1007, p. 183, Messrs. Ogilvie, (irant, and La 'louche again reviewed 

 these forms, adding " S. sinensis " from " (Miina," without, unfortunately, explaining 

 how it differs from iS. davidi Oust., described from Szetschwan, which they ignored, 

 and without stating the exact locality of their type. 



In the Ann. and May. S. II., ser. 8. ii., Sept. 1908, and Journ. Bomhaij N. H. 

 Soc. xix. p. 116 (1009), Major Harington described another form under the name 

 of Stacki/ridopsis bhamoensis, saying that it differs from S. sinensis by its much 

 larger and more massive bill, by having faint black shaft-streaks to the forehead 

 and not such a yellow throat. I have examined three of Major Harington's cotypes, 

 and tind that it appears to differ, as stated, but the examples being in very worn 

 plumage, a comparison of fresh material is desirable. 



194. Pomatorhinus tickelli hainanus Rothsch. 



Poiimlurhinus tickelli hainanus Rothschild, Bull. B. 0. C. xiv. p. 9 (Oct. 1903). 



4 (J?, No-Tai, September 1002 (No. 00). 



4 (??, Lei Muimon, December 1902— January 10o3. 



7 <??, Mt. Wuchi, March 1903. 



Differs from P. ticfidli tirkdli in its smaller size, less rufous and more olive- 

 brown upper surface and flanks, grey thighs, shorter and more blackish bill. 

 Wing 97 — 101, tail 9.5 — 97, bill from base 3.5 — -41, metatarsus 37 — 38 mm. Colour 

 of bill dark mouse-grey, not jiale brownish, as in P. t. tickelli. 



No form of/', tichelli bad previously been recorded from the island of Hainan. 



195. Pomatorhinus nigrostellatus Swinh. 



Pontatorhinun niijroddlaUu Swinhoe, /6/s 1870. p. L'.ji) (Hainan) ; Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 476. 



8 <J ?, No-Tai, September 1902 (No. 109). 



6 (J$, Lei Muimon, January 1903 (No. 109). 



This form is restricted to Hainan. It is nearest allied to /'. stridulus, and can 

 only be a subspecies of the latter. I have not, however, used a trinomial name for 

 it, as I am uncertain about these forms. Not only it is dillicult to limit P. nifr:ollis 

 and stijani, but it wnuld seem that even stridulus occurs in })laces from which styani 

 is recorded. Although I am inclined to Uiink that not only sti/ani but also 



