AKT. 7 BIEDS FROM YUNNAN AND SZECHWAN, CHINA — RILEY 11 



I have no typical Szechwan birds for comparison, and only two 

 old specimens oi Lerwa lerioa lerwa from the " Himalayas." From 

 the latter the Yunnan specimen differs as follows : Above, the light 

 crossbars are lighter and on the head white rather than buffy; the 

 primaries are black rather than brownish black ; the chestnut of the 

 lower parts is somewhat deeper ; the bill is larger. 



This seems to be a new record for Yunnan. 



20. PUCRASIA MEYERI MadarAsz 



Pucrasia meyeri Madarasz, Ibis, 1886, p. 145 (central Tibet). 



One male and one female, Likiang Mountains, 15,000 feet, January. 

 These are the first specimens of this fine species received by the 

 United States National Museum. 



27. TETRAOPHASIS SZECHENYII Madarasz 



Tetraophasis szeclienyii Madarasz, Zeitschr. ges. Oru., vol. 2, p. 50, pi. 2, 1885 

 (East Tibet). 



Two males and one female, northwest Yunnan (Likiang Moun- 

 tains, 14,000 feet, January) ; five males and five females, southwest 

 Szechwan (Mount Mitzuga, 13,000-14,500 feet, Muli, June; forests 

 of Bonti, east of Waerhdje, 14,000 feet, July; Kulu Mountains, 

 12,000-13,000 feet, April; Aloching, 12,500-13,500 feet, north of 

 Kulu, April; Minya Mountains, Konkalongba, 14,500 feet, no date). 



28, TETRAOGALLUS TIBETANUS HENRICI Oustalet 



Tetraogallus henricl Oustalet, Ann. Sci. Nat., ser. 7, vol. 12, p. 296, 1891 

 ( Tatsienlii, Szechwan ) . 



Two males, two females, and two downy young, Mount Konka, 

 15,700-17,000 feet, southwest Szechwan, June and August. 



I have only a male of T. t. tibetanus with which to compare the 

 present race, and it differs considerably from that form. In the first 

 place henrici has a broad band of slaty gray across the chest sepa- 

 rating the white throat from that of the chest, lacking in tibetanus,' 

 henrici is darker above ; the upper tail coverts much lighter, without 

 the rufous tone ; and there are other differences. 



The females differ from the males in having the sides of neck 

 with black and buffy markings, the chest with some black markings 

 also, and the chest band with fine black and buffy stippling on a 

 gray background. The males have a little stippling on the chest 

 band, but not to the same extent as in the females. The males (in 

 the skin) have a yellow bill and cere, while in the female the cere 

 and beak are dark grajdsh olive, becoming horn color at the tip. 



One young is in the downy stage, except for the wings and tail ; 

 it was taken in June. The other young was taken in August and is 

 in a more advanced stage of plumage; it still retains the down on 

 the head and a little on the breast. 



