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in November, 1929, and some in January, 1930. This was the last 

 collecting clone, and Doctor Rock was soon able to leave the country 

 for the United States. 



On the whole journey the expedition collected something more 

 than 1,700 birds, in addition to a very large number of botanical 

 specimens. These have been generously presented to the United 

 States National Museum by the National Geographic Society. Quite 

 a number of the forms involved were not before represented in the 

 National Museum collection. The study of this collection has 

 enabled me to describe the following five birds : 



Cohnnha Q'upestris austHna; 



Garr-ulax alhogularis eous; 



Dryonastes herthemyi ricinus,' 



Fulvetta insperata; 



Spelaeormis rocM. 



A number of other specimens represent extensions of ranges of 

 previously known forms. The collection as at present worked out 

 consists of 254 forms. Doctor Rock was the first Caucasian to ex- 

 plore much of the country under consideration. Nevertheless, while 

 his explorations were still in progress, the well-known collector 

 Henry Stevens passed through Muli on his way to Tatsienlu and 

 traversed part of the country previously covered by Doctor Rock. 

 He has published a short sketch of his route.* 



Doctor Rock is preparing an account of his travels for the National 

 Geographic Society and a map of the country, but as he has returned 

 to China to do the work neither is available to me in preparing this 

 report. The only data at hand are the list of localities and the 

 specimens and the article on the Minya Konka previously mentioned. 



LOCALITIES WHERE BIRDS WEKE COLLECTED 



The list of localities is given below as it may prove useful in the 

 future. The altitudes are only the heights at which birds were 

 collected and may or may not be the summit of a ridge or mountain. 

 They are arranged alphabetically for ready reference. 



Aloching: 12,50(>-13,500 feet, north of Kulu, Szechwan, April, 1929. 



Barongomba (or Petien): One daj' northeast of Baurong in Ngunze Kong Val- 

 ley, east of the Yalung, 11,000-12,000 feet, Szechwan. No date. [1929.] 



Baude-Shaya: Northeast of Muli, Szechwan, July, 1928. 



Baurong: 7,600 feet, on the Yalung, Szechwan, July, 1929. 



Bonti or vicinity: East of Waerhdje, 12,000-14,500 feet, Muli, Szechwan, July, 

 1928. 



Briiolo-kong Valley : North of Druduron Pass in Chiu-lung-hsien territory, east 

 of the Yalung, 13,000-15,900 feet, May, 1929. Chiu-lung-hsien is an 8 days' 

 trip southwest of Tatsienlu, Szechwan. 



*Biill. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. 50, pp. 46-54, 1930. 



