142 TtrEDID.^. 



Iloiuocblamyi? luscinia, Salvad. Atti Ace. Sc. Tor. v. p. /Jll (1870). 

 Malacopterou luscinia, Finsch,Jide Salvad. loc. cit. (1870). 

 Herbivox canturiens, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, p. y5.3. 

 Homoclilamys canturiens (Swmh.), Salvad. Ibis, 1873, p. 180 ; David 



et Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 243 (1877). 

 Cettia canturiens {Swinh.), Seebuhm, Ibis, 1879, p. 36. 



General colour of the upper parts russet-brown, inclining to olive 

 on the back, slightly more russet on the rump and upper tail-coverts, 

 and shading into rich russet-brown on the forehead ; lores and be- 

 hind the eye dark brown ; eye-stripe pale huffish white, somewhat 

 indistinct, and extending almost to the nape ; wings and tail brown, 

 the feathers edged with russet-brown on their outside webs. Chin, 

 throat, and centre of belly nearly white, shading into huffish brown 

 on the breast, flanks, and under tail-coverts ; thighs brown ; axil- 

 laries and under wing-coverts nearly white ; inner margin of quills 

 pale huffish brown. Bill rather stout ; upper mandible dark brown, 

 under mandible pale horn-colour, darker towards the tip ; rictal 

 bristles moderately developed. Wing slightly concaved, with the 

 fourth and fifth primaries nearly equal and longest ; second primary 

 about equal in length to the secondaries ; bastard primary slightly 

 more than half the length of the second. Tail shorter than the 

 Aving, the outside feathers 0-4 to 0-5 inch shorter than the longest. 

 Legs, feet, and claws pale brown. Length of wing 3'1 to 2'8 inches, 

 tail 2-9 to 2-65, culmen 0"7 to 0*64, tarsus I'l. 



There does not appear to be any difference between the sexes. 

 After the autumn moult the slight shade of olive on the back dis- 

 appears, and the russet-brown of the forehead is richer in colour 

 and extends more onto the crown. The breast, flanks, and under tail- 

 coverts are slightly darker and more olive. All these characteristics 

 of the autumn plumage are still more pronounced in birds of the year. 



The Chinese Bush- Warbler breeds in North China, and winters 

 in South China. In Formosa it is said to be resident, probably 

 breeding on the mountains and wintering in the plains. 

 a, b. Ad. sk. Formosa, Dec. and Jan. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



8. Cettia squamiceps. 



Tribura squameiceps, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 18G3, p. 292; id. Ibis, 1866, 



p. .397; id. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 355 ; id. Ibis, 1874, p. 155. 

 Calamodyta squamiceps (Swinh.), Gray, Iland-l. B. i. p. 210. no. 



2978 (1869). ' 

 Ilorornis squamiceps (Swinh.), Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 146 ; David 



et Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 240 (1877). 

 Urosphena squamiceps {Swinh.), Swinhoe, Ibis, 1877, p. 205, pi. iv.; 



Hume and Davison, Stray Feath. vi. p. 343 (1878). 



General colour of the upper parts uniform chocolate-brown ; eye- 

 stripe huffish white, very clearly defined and extending to the nape ; 

 lores and a stripe behind the eye, between the eye-stripe and the 

 ear-coverts, chocolate-brown ; ear-coverts and the whole of the 

 underparts huffish white, shading into huffish brown on the breast 



