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 223. Locustella lanceolata (Teram.). 



Sylvia lancenlula Temminck, Man. d'Orii. iv. p. 614 (1840 — locality erroneous !) 

 Locustella lanrenhita Hartert, Vug. pal. Famui i. p. 553. 



1 <? Mt. Wuchi, 27. iii. 1903 (No. 199). 

 New to the list of Hainan bird.s. 



224. Phylloscopus fuscata fuscata (Blyth). 



Phyllopneuste fuscata Blyth, Joiirn. Ak. Soc. Bengal, xi. p. 113 (1842 — Calcutta). 

 I/usc'miola fuHvala Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 471. 



15 cJ9 Hoihow, Janaary and Febrnary 1003.— Migrant ! 



225. Phylloscopus fuscata homey eri (Dyb.). 



Phyllopimiste Homeyeri Dybowski, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1883. p. 358 (Kamtschatka). 



One male, Hoihow, 27. i. 1903, is considerably darker on the npperside and 

 less creamy, more white and brown below, than any of onr large series of P. fuscata, 

 and it agrees in this respect with fonr skins obtained by Mr. H. Stevens in North 

 Lakhimpur, Upper Assam, in May and April 1907, althongh the latter are still 

 more greyish on the chest than our e.xample ; but the difference is trifling, and 

 it must be remembered that our Hainan specimen is in its autumn plumage, Iteing 

 shot in January, while the latter have passed through their spring moult, being 

 shot in April and May. 



These birds form a well-marked race, and I have little doubt that they belong 

 to Plu/lloscopus fuscata homeyeri which inhabits Kamchatka. The description 

 of the latter (cf Pleske, Ondthogr. liossiea, p. 409) agrees very well with our 

 birds, except that the beaks of our birds are not weaker and narrower than those 

 of typical fuscata. Hitherto the two type specimens of homeyeri are all that 

 are known, but it is not astonisliing that this bird should turn up in various places, 

 for it must leave Kamchatka in winter and migrate soutliwards. An actual 

 comparison of the types of P. homeyeri is desirable. — Migrant. 



226. Phylloscopus nitidus plumbeitarsus Swinh. 



Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 470. 



5 <J? No-Tai, September 1902 (No. 89). 



<J Lei Muimon, December 1902 (No. 32). 



9 (J? Mt. Wuchi, October, November 1905 (No. 164). 



Migrant. 



227. Phylloscopus superciliosa superciliosa ((im.). 



Phylloscopus superciliosus Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 470. 



3 <Jo lloihow, January, February, March 1902-3 (No. 32). 



9 No-Tai, September 1902 (No. 32). 



5 (J o Lei Muimon, December 1902, January 1903 (No. 32). 



3 cJ(J Liudon, March 1903 (No. 32). 



2 (J (J Kiuugchau, February 1902 (No. 32). 



Migrant. 



