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Though in the main these remarks are correct and could even be 

 expanded, there is one mistake; the crissum in F. v. hieti is deep 

 olive-buff and in some specimens there is a slight wash of buffy on 

 the belly, but in comparison with Fulvetta v. vinipecta this is hardly 

 noticeable. In F. v. hieti the white superciliary extends forward 

 to the bill, while in F. v. vinipecta, it does not extend forward of the 

 eye. It would seem as if Fulvetta hieti should be given specific 

 rank, except I have not examined specimens of all the races, but 

 from descriptions they seem to be quite distinct. 



121. LIOPARUS SWINHOII FORRESTI (Rothschild) 



Fulvetta chrysotis forresti Eothsohild, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. 46, p. 64, 1926 

 (Shweli-Salween Divide, Yunnan). 



Five males and one female, Ndamucho, 14,000 feet, October. 



The above series has been compared with a poor specimen (male) 

 from Wenchwan and an unsexed specimen from Mount Omei, 

 Szechwan, of Liopay'us s. swinhoii. The Wenchwan bird is so poor 

 that it may be disregarded, but it is much lighter in all its markings 

 than the Mount Omei specimen and may represent a more northern 

 race. The Yunnan series when compared with the Mount Omei speci- 

 men is not strikingly different. The Mount Omei bird is darker in all 

 its markings and the throat is dull black; the throat in forresti is 

 slaty gray with silvery-gray tips to the feathers. The auricular 

 region in fo7'resti is grayish; in the Mount Omei specimen of swin- 

 hoii it is silvery white. The chief difference between the two races 

 lies apparently in the different color of the throat and auricular 

 region. 



In one specimen of forresti the whole throat is yellow like the 

 breast instead of gray. It is marked as a male, but I think this 

 is a mistake and that it is really a female. The specimen marked 

 as a female has the lower throat tinged with yellow, but this color 

 does not come as far forward as in the former. The works con- 

 sulted, however, do not mention any difference in the sexes and 

 the above differences may be due to age. 



The differences between L. chrysotis and L. swinhoii are suffi- 

 ciently great, in my opinion, to warrant keeping them apart as 

 species. 



122. ALCIPPORNIS NIPALENSIS YUNNANENSIS (Harington) 



Alcippe fratercula yminanensis Haeinqton, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. 33, p. 63, 

 1913 (Gyi-dzin-shan, east of Talifu, Yunnan). 



One male and one female, Muli forests, 10,000 feet. May ; one male, 

 Muli Mountains, 10,000 feet, southwest Szechwan, June; one male, 

 Shintsang, 11,000 feet, Yunnan. September. 



