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Characters. — Adult male most like the adult male of /. rufulata 

 Hodgson but the color of the whole upper parts is dark tyrian blue 

 instead of dark ultramarine blue (Ridgway 1912). The superciliary 

 stripe is shining Chapman's blue instead of Rood's blue; shoulder 

 patch somewhat brighter blue; base of the feathers of superciliary 

 region dusky instead of white; white areas of lower parts much whiter 

 and not so clouded with dusky. Size similar except the bill, which 

 is smaller and more slender. 



"' Calliope calliope (Pallas) . 

 11 specimens, Mengtsze, April, May. 



NOTODELA LEUCURA (HodgSOn) . 



2 cf's, Mengtsze, July, Aug. 



COPSYCHUS SATJLARIS SAULARIS (LinU^) . 



20 specimens, Mengtsze, Feb., March, April, Oct.; Loukouchai, 

 Dec; Linan Fu, F'eb.; Shi-ping, March. 



Saxicola torquata ixdica (Bl^'th). 



8 specimens, Mengtsze, Aug., Nov., Dec; Loukouchai, Feb. 



Ingram referred his one male from ISIengtsze to this form. Our 

 skins probably also belong here, although they seem somewhat to 

 approach S. torquata stcjnegeri Parrot and may be intermediate. All 

 being in winter or in immature plumage renders positive identification 

 rather difficult. They are small, the wing in the series of eight skins, 

 ranging from 67 to 70 mm. 



Saxicola caprata bicolor (Sykes). 

 2 cf's, Mengtsze, Feb., March. 



