35. sPEL^oRxis, 265 



note ou the Tokian Mouutains, but could not obtain a specimen. 

 2. Spelaeornis halsueti. 



Spelaeornis halsueti, Z)«nV/cy O.stakf, Ois. Chine, p. 229, pi. 1.5. 

 AduU ,»«?. (type of species). General colour above 'olivaceous 

 nf Jv; '^"'>}:^ f "''' ^^^^ longitudinal or diamond-shan d pol 



he d w^;! h'™'' 'k"''^^' 'r ^^^^^ ^^^'^^ ^^P''^^ thicker on'tS 

 rnl Tf" ^'■"" .^™^" *^^° the back and slightly more 

 iufe.cent, the coverts mdistinctlv barred with dusky blackJh and 



Sh dXt/lr b^t "^'"'^'^ ^"^^^ -°- d^stlnca^b^rred 

 white, f. ^l^i^kish, the innermost with a smaU spot of fulvous 



of M^ iie ^i '?; .7^'" \'''-T'''' "^^ ^^^ b^^'^' ^ith smaller spots 

 ot M hite , tail-feathers olive-brown, with narrow blackish cross bars 

 not always conterminous and broken up, the bars about twen'v two 

 L^rch'jk "■" ^"^^-^-^^t^' ^^^-d w'ith black; ear coTe s-:inr 



Z Wr^ thro?f"^t-7^''%r '}' ^''' P''^'-^' ^i^l^ ^''^^^kv blackish 

 cross bar.-, , throat white, with a few orange bars on the fore neck • 



ZTrZ:"^ r^'' ''''^''' "g^^^ orange,%ompletelv mottlcdSth 

 broad white bars edged with duskv brown; sides- of bodv oHve 



^^dStMv';:^"^^ 'r ' ""'^^ '^^-'^^'-'^ ^'^^ theli:^::; 



buff mm. Ti- "'^'^^^■^ing-co^erts and axiUaries yellowish 

 w^,s.^.^l ll^ '"T^' '^'^^ ^^l^vf^ilvous margins to the inner 

 webs; "beak brownish on the upper mandible and flesh-colour on 

 he lower one; feet and claws whitish ; iris red "'(^ Davkl)Toti 

 ^ngth o inches, culmeu U-45, wing 1-85, taQ 'I-l] tarsS o4 (^t! 



Halsuefs TVren is only known by the unique type in the Paris 

 Museum, procured by Perc David in Tsinling; ChinL 



