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 139. Pycnonotus bunnanicus Sharps. 



Pyaionotus iiigripileus Anderson, Western Yiiiiiuni, p. OiiH. 

 £?, ?; Fonsee, l.iii. 68 (Anderson). 

 ? ; Muangia, W. Yunnan, 26. vii. 68 (Anderson). 

 Talifn Shweli divide, 2. v. 06 (Uippon). 

 S.W. Yunnan, April 1899 (Wingate). 



1411. Pycnonotus flavescens (Blyth). 



Anderson, Western Yunnan^ p. (351). 



One specimen, Fonsee, 27. iii. 68. 



141. Otocompsa flaviventris (Tickell). 



According to Oustelet this species was obtained liy Prince Henry of Orleans 

 in Yunnan {Bull. Mas. Paris, 1896, p. 184). 



142. Spizixus canifrons Blyth. ? 



J.A.S. Bemjal, xx. p. 520 : Khasia Hills. 



2 cJ<?, 1 ? ; Mongtse, S. Y'unnan, July 2, 1910 (Owston). 



These are apparently immature birds, having the crest slaty grey instead of 

 black, and the crown washed with golden green. They are also very small, 

 measuring as follows: Wing, 87 — 90 mm.; tail, 92 — 97 mm. The British Museum 

 contains a large series of this species. I find that specimens collected in Western 

 Yunnan and the Southern Siian States, when compared with others from Manipnr 

 and Assam, appear to be generally darker, especially on the under surface. This 

 part is more heavily washed with olive-green, and the belly is not bright golden 

 3'ellow, as is the case with typical examples from Manipnr. The throat is greyer, 

 and usually lacks the brownish tinge found in the true S. canifrons. Fearing 

 that these diiferences may possibly be due to seasonal changes, I have refrained 

 from describing the bird as new. 



143. lanthocincla lanceolata yunnanensis Rippon. 



Bahax yunnanemis Rippon, Bull. B.O.C. xv. p. IHi (1905). 



lanthocinrla lanceolatiia ifitJiminenxtA Hart., Vitfj, Pal. Fauna vol. i. p. 028. 



Chutung-Yangpi, W. Yunnan, 1. ii. 06 (Rippon). 



Lichiang Valley, 14. iv. 06 (Rippon). 



Salwin-Shweli divide, 2. v. 06 „ 



There is no label on liippon's "1902" specimen in the British Museum, 

 but when describing the bird in the Bull. B.O.C. (cited above) the writer gives 

 " Hills east of Leug-yueh, W. Yunnan, 7000 ft.," as the locality. This form has 

 been separated from B. lanceolata by llippon on account of the feathers at the 

 base of the bill being chestnut instead of black. Prince Henry of Orleans pro- 

 cured specimens which Oustalet identified as B. lanceolata (cf. Bull. Mas. Paris, 

 1896, p. 184). 



144. lanthocincla squamata (Gould). 



Prince Henry of Orleans procured an e.xample which Oustalet records as 

 above (cf. Bull. Mus. Paris, 1896, p. 184), 



