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1 9 No-Tai, September 1902 (No. 26). 



1 (J Utoshi, March 1003 (No. 26). 



The Hainan specimens differ at a ghmce from Indian ones {B. atra aim) in 

 having larger and more powerful bills, and shorter — not longer! — wings. Swiahoe 

 said they had a "rich bronze gloss." This I can hardly see. It is true that they 

 have a somewhat more greenish, less steel-black, gloss on the back and rump, but 

 this difference is very slight. Another remarkable difference of J>. a. ca//ifl.riin is 

 in the tail, which never reaches the same length as in Indian specimens. 



Two nests were found at Hoihow on the 2nd and 16th of May 1902. They 

 stood ten feet from the ground. One contained four, the other two egfs. The 

 eggs are white or of a pale pinkish cream-colour with, mostly round, rufous brown 

 spots and patches, and a few pale greyish or mauve deeper-lying spots. They 

 measure 26 x ISo, 2.jb x 19, 2.5-7 x 18, 25-3 x 195, 2-5 x 19o and 24-.'J x 

 19o mm. 



Another clutch which is said to belong to D. atra cai/ioeciis is smaller, and 

 the round deep rufous brown spots on the eggs are smaller. They were taken 

 at Secha, where no specimens of B. atra cat/ioecus were shot, but a series of 

 I), cineraceus innexa. 1 am inclined to think that they might belong to the latter. 



268. Chaptia aeneus (Vieill.). 



Dicrurus aeiieiis Vieill., ^V. Did. (VHist. Xal., Xouv. Ed. ix. p. 580 (ex Levaillant). 

 Chaptia aeiiea Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 464. 



8 <J? Mt. Wuchi, April, May 1903 (No. 143). 

 S tS<S Lei Muimon, January 1903 (No. 143). 

 4 cJ? Cheteriang, January 1904 (No. 143). 



269. Sturnia sinensis (Gm.). 



Oriolus sinensis Gm., Sysl. Nal. i. p. 394 (1788). 

 Sluniia sinensis Grant, /'. Z. S. 1900. p. 463. 



12 (J? Hoihow, March 1902 (No. 38). 



The white tip to the tail-feathers varies much in e.xtent. 



2TiL Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temm.). 



Stunnis cimrace.us Temm., PI. Col. ii. 566 (1832 — Japan). 

 Sjjndinpsar cinerarcus Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 463. 



3 Hoihow, 5. ii. 1903 (No. 149). 



This species is only a winter visitor to Hainan. 



271. Spodiopsai- sericeus (Gm.). 



Sturnus sericeus Gm., Si/sl. Nat. i. p. 805 (1788). 

 Spudiopsar sericeus Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 463. 



7 <?(?, 6 ? ? Hoihow, February 1903 (No. 148). 



272. Acridotheres cristatella brevipennis subspee. nov. 



Acridolheres cristatellus Grant, P. Z. S. 1900. p. 463. 



Kinngchan, February and March 1902 (No. 24). 



Hoihow, March 1902 (No. 24). 



Hainan specimens agree in every respect with ^1. cnstatella cristatella from 



