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7. Merula fuscata (Pall.). 



'^ Extremely abundant at the end of February and through- 

 out March/'— J. D. T. 



8. Merula cardis (Temm.). 



Three males, showing well the changes in the plumage, 

 and a female. 



a. (16th November.) An adult male, but with a touch 

 of white on the chin and a good deal of chestnut remaining 

 on the under wing-coverts, though the axillaries are grey. 

 Under tail-coverts washed on the sides with dusky grey, as 

 also the flanks. Spots on breast and sides lai'ge but 

 faint. 



|3. (4th November.) Not so fully adult. General colour 

 blacker; traces of white on chin and throat; under wing- 

 coverts chestnut, axillaries partially so ; no grey wash on 

 flanks and under tail-coverts, which are pure white ; spots on 

 breast numerous, very large and black, and extending down 

 over the flanks. 



7. (3rd April.) Younger male. General colour browner ; 

 neck, breast, and flanks spotted with dusky brown ; faint 

 touch of rufous on sides of body ; under wing-coverts and 

 axillaries chestnut, the latter with grey centres. 



" Not common in the neighbourhood." — J. D, T. 



9. Geocichla varia (Pall.). February. 



10. Myiophoneus c^ruleus (Scop.). 



" A common resident among the hills.'' — J. D. T. 



Three males and three females. In two of the former the 

 tail, as is usually the case, is considerably longer than that 

 of the females ; in the other male it is about equal to 

 theirs. 



11. Monticola solitaria (Briss.). 



12. Monticola cyanus (Linn.), 



A series of 22 skins belonging to these two species, which 

 undoubtedly interbreed in South China. Of these, 9 are males 

 of M. solitaria in various stages of plumage ; 2 are females. 



