228 Mr. F. W. Styan on a 



Indian species, so that it seems that the eastern and western 

 limits of the rcspeetive species cross one another. 



Among the Foochow series are six specimens shot in March 

 and Aprilj which differ considerably from the rest in having 

 the whole plumage much more dusky. The green of the 

 upper parts is much less bright ; the yellow on the throat 

 and under tail-coverts is pale and dull ; and the breast and 

 lower parts are entirely dusky-brownish grey, with only faint 

 traces of the pale buff on the flanks and the yellow wash on 

 the centre of the belly. The specimens are not in very 

 good condition, and the plumage appears worn ; I therefore 

 hesitate to separate them specifically without further evidence. 

 Mr. De la Touche, however, writes as follows : — " My shoot- 

 ing-boy shot these six on the 29th and 30th March • a female 

 which I shot last year on the 14th April is, I think, of the 

 same species. All these birds were breeding, and apparently 

 fully adult.^^ 



One specimen similar to the above, and from the same 

 locality, but without date, is in the British Museum, 



95. Emberiza spodocephala. Pall. 

 November, December, February. 



96. Emberiza sulphurata, T. & S. April. 



97. Emberiza fucata, Pall. May, December, 



98. Emberiza pusilla. Pall. January. 



99. Emberiza ciopsis, Bp. February, March, August. 



100. Emberiza aureola. Pall. October. 



101. Melophus melanicterus (Gm,). 

 A handsome pair killed in February . 



A specimen of Melanocorypha monyolica (Pall.), shot on 

 31st March, is in the collection, but had undoubtedly escaped 

 from confinement, this being a favourite cage-bird with the 

 Chinese. 



102. Caprimulgus jotaka, T. & S. September. 



