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mediate, as might be expected on geographical grounds, between the 

 two. 



The three races may be briefly defined as follows : — 



1. Pericrocoius brevirostris brevirostris (Vigors). 



Range. — Eastern Himalayas from Sikkim and Assam, through 

 Manipur etc. to Tenasserim. 



Characters. — Adult cf with the red of underparts and rump intense 

 scarlet, sometimes almost scarlet-red; under wing coverts and axil- 

 lars Grenadine red. 



2. Pcrierocotus brevirostris flavillaceus, subsp. nov. 



Type: — Adult &, M. C. Z. No. 24,146, Koolloo Valley, northern 

 India. M. M. Carleton. 



Range. — More western Himalayas and Plains of India. 



Characters. — Adult c? with the red of underparts and rump, in- 

 cluding the under wing coverts and axillars Grenadine red. 



3. Pericrocoius brevirostris ethologus, subsp. nov. 

 Ty2je:—Adu\t &, M. C. Z., No. 51,487, Hsienshan, Hupeh, China, 



May 28, 1907, W. R. Zappey. 



Range. — Central, western, and northern China. (Birds from south- 

 ern Yunnan are not typical). 



Characters. — Adult d^ with the red of underparts and rump, flame 

 scarlet, much mixed with orange on chest, and with white on belly; 

 under wing coverts and axillars much yellower than in the other 

 forms — orange-chrome; throat decidedly more greyish black than 

 in the other races. 



Pericrocotus roseus (Vieillot). 



2 cf 's, Mengtsze, March, Oct. 



* Pericrocotus cantonensis Swinhoe. 

 6 specimens, Mengtsze, April, Oct. 



* Campophaga lugubris (Sundeval). 



3 specimens, Mengtsze, March, Oct. 



Campophaga melanoptera (Riippell). 

 8 specimens, INIengtsze, March, April, May, Oct. 



