218 Mr. F. W. Sty an on a 



probably of the same species; 4 are adult males of M. cy- 

 anus ; 1 is an intermediate form, the M. affinis of Blyth ; 

 the last is a male killed in February, and has a blue belly 

 with only slight traces of chestnut, but bright chestnut 

 under tail-coverts with only slight traces of blue. The 

 remaining six specimens are young birds in spotted brown 

 plumage and may belong to either species. 



13. CopsYCHUs sAULARis (Linn.). 



14. Dryonastes perspicillatus (Gm,). 



"I found a nest on 11th July last, in a wood on the hills. 

 It was placed on the extreme tip of the branch of a small 

 tree about ten feet above the ground, and was so situated 

 that even a cat would have had great difficulty in getting at 

 it. The eggs, four in number^ were quite fresh, of a white 

 colour with rough shell ; when blown they turned bluish 

 white. The nest, made of flexible twigs and fine long roots, 

 was very securely fastened to a number of small adjoining 

 twigs.^^— J. D. T. 



15. Dryonastes sannio (Swinh.). 

 September, November, December, March. 



16. Trochalopteron canorum (Linn.). 



17. POMATORHINUS STRIDULUS, Swiuh. 



Five specimens, of which three are typical adults. The 

 other two are apparently immature; both were shot in 

 February : one has the breast-streaks of the same russet- 

 brown colour as the underparts ; the second has some of the 

 breast-streaks of this colour. 



" Very abundant in Peling, near To Feng Sen. I have 

 also met with it near Lieu Chiang hsien. Some eggs of this 

 species were obtained at Peling early in May; they were 

 pure white and very glossy.^^ — J. D. T. 



18. Paradoxornis guttaticollis, David. 

 Peling, May ; and Ching Feng Lung, November. 



19. Suthora suFFUSA, Swiuli. 



A single specimen only, from Puching. 



