268 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



Mr. Wilson informs us that the plain about the city is almost birdless. 

 The region appears to be a favorite winter resort for many species of 

 birds, whose breeding grounds are either in the higher mountains near 

 by or in north central and eastern China. The series of a species often 

 contains two subspecies, one, sometimes both of which do not breed 

 in the immediate vicinity. This is made evident by the date on the 

 labels, although no field notes accompanied the collection. Bird col- 

 lecting was carried on through every season of the year, and the com- 

 moner resident species are almost always represented by skins in fresh 

 autumnal or winter dress, and by well-worn summer specimens. 



We have marked with an asterisk, each species not in Ingram's list. 

 All measurements are given in millimeters, and for all new descrip- 

 tions Ridg\\"ay's color standard (Washington, 1912) has been used. 



Phasianidae. 

 Francolinus chinensis (Osbeck). 



1 cT, Mengtsze, 26 May, 1911. 



*Arboricola rufogularis euroa, subsp. nov. 



2 d^ 's, Mengtsze, March, July. 



Type:— aduh &, M. C. Z., No. 61,841, Mengtsze, 18 March, 1911. 



Characters. — General coloration darker and richer, and size larger 

 than in true A. rufogularis Blyth from Sikhim. The white central 

 shaft stripes of the flank feathers are reduced to mere lines; crown 

 greyer and less olivaceous, especially towards the forehead; scapulars 

 and greater wing coverts with larger black areas. 



Measurements of the type: wing, 160, tarsus, 42, culmen from base 

 of forehead, 25. 



* Bambusicola oleaginia, sp. nov. 



Type, and only specimen: — adult cf, M. C. Z. No. 61,839, Mengtsze, 

 12 December, 1910. 



Characters. — Somewhat similar to B. fytchii Anderson, of Assam 

 and Upper Burma, but postorbital region black instead of ferruginous ; 

 ground color of upper parts much darker and more olivaceous, with 

 dark central stripes of feathers of the back black instead of ferruginous. 



