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19. Turtur chinensis (Scop.). 



<S ? ; Mongtse, Yunnan, April, June 191(} (Owston). 



These agree with T. chinensis fairly well, bat have indications of dark median 

 streaks on the upper wing-coverts, an 1 in one example the under tail-coverts are 

 almost white ; in fact, they appear intermediate between T. chineimix and tigrinaa. 

 I understand there is a specimen identified as tiyrinus in the Britisii Mnseum from 

 Lichians, collected by Ripjwn, but I have not been able to examine this bird. 



Anderson likewise identified the birds obtained by him in Western Yunnan as 

 T. figrimis (cf. Western Yunntnt, ii. p. 66.")). 



2ii. Hypotaenidia striata siibsp. ? 



t? ? ; Mongtse, S. Yunnan, May 1910 (Owston). 



Anderson states that this Rail is common in tlie Sanda Valley, W. Yunnan 

 (cf. Western Yunnan ii. ]). 692). 



I have not been able to decide whether jmii/i and ijtilaris are separable, but in 

 any case I cannot agree with Ur. Sharpe when he unites these forms with the 

 typical Philippine bird, //. striata. The latter is certainly distinguishable from 

 the races found in Formosa, Java, and on the mainland, being a smaller bird 

 with darker plumage. 



21. Porzana pusilla auricularis (lleichenb.). 



4 cJ(J, 1 ? ; Mongtse, 8. Ynnnan, May 4-23, 1910 (Owston). 



May 23 is probably a late date to find this bird so far south. Sharpe {Hand- 

 list, vol. i. p. 102) states that it is a winter visitant to China, the Philippine Islands, 

 and the Indian Peninsulas. 



22. Porzana bicolor ^Valden. 



Lichiaug Valley, W. Yunnan, 10. iv. OG (Rippon). 



Sharpe {Handlist, vol. i. p. 102) gives E. Himalayas to Manipnr as the range. 



1 have not examined the ab )ve-mentionel specimen, but Mr. Wells, of the 

 British Museum, informs me that it agrees exactly with typical examples of 

 P. bicolor. 



23. Limnobaenus fuscus (Linn.). 



2 Si ; Mongtse, S. Yunnan, May 191u (Nos. ITS, 194), (Owston). 

 Obtained also in Sanda Valley and at Momien, \V. Yunnan, by Anderson in 



June 1868. 



24. Amaurornis phoenicura (Forster). 



Shayang, Yangchang Road, 27. iv. (tO (Rippon). 



Taken also by Prince Henry of Orleans (cf. Ball. Mus. Paris, 1896, p. 185). 



25. Gallinula chloropus orientalis Horsf. 



Gallimtla cJdnrupux Anderson, Wexleni Yunnan^ ii. p. Ci'.li. 



2 ? ? ; Mongtse, S. Ynnnan, May 1910 (Nos. 142, 146), (Owston). 



The Moorhen is stated by Anderson to be common in Western Ynnnan {op. cit.). 



