266 Mr. R. Swinhoe on the Ornithology 



patch occurs, which extends on either side, and meets semicircu- 

 larly on the hind neck. Throat white. Breast reddish chestnut- 

 brown, with most of the feathers broadly edged with white on 

 their sides. Axillae rather paler than the breast. Belly, flanks, 

 and under tail -coverts of the same tint as the back. 



Length 6^ in., wing 2^, tail 2^^. Bill along culmen ^ in., 

 from rictus ^. Tarse 1 in.; hind-toe^, its clawfj; hind- 

 toe 2, its claw Y^. 



Hypsipetes holtii, n. sp. 



This bird, which I procured from the Pehling hills near 

 Foochow, is, as Mr. Blyth remarks, "barely separable from 

 H. mackllandii of S. Himalaya, Assam, &c., but is of a duskier 

 hue on the back, seapularies and shoulders, with less and weaker 

 rufous on the breast." When closely compared, however, the 

 two species present differences, in my opinion, quite justifying a 

 separation. I have a male of both species before me. The bill of 

 H. maclellandii is longer and more arched, with yellowish under- 

 inandible. Ours has a somewhat straight blackish-brown bill. 

 Legs and claws brown. Crown of head with pointed feathers of 

 a deeper brown with paler streaks. Back and scapulars olive- 

 brown with paler shafts. Gular feathers pointed, of a smoke- 

 grey, with broad white medial streaks. Cheeks and fore neck pale 

 rufous brown. Under parts with a rufous-brown wash. Vent 

 yellow. Wings and tail as in H. maclellandii, but less xanthous. 

 Our species is moreover larger, and has a longer tail. 



SPIZrXOS SEMITORQUES, n. sp. 



A common species on the Pehling plateau, where it frequents 

 the bushes, and appears to be substituted for the Pijcnonotus occi- 

 pitalis, Temm. {nee P. sinensis sive P.jocosus), of the plains below. 

 Mr. Blyth considers it a typical Spizixos, and alludes to a figure 

 resembling it of a bird brought from Assam. He says it differs 

 from his Sp. canifrons "by its black forehead, want of crest, 

 greater extent of black on throat, &c. ; but, except the head and 

 neck, that there is hardly any difference." 



Length 7^ in., wing 2,^, tail 3^^^. Bill I in. Tarse ^^ in. 



Bill pale yellow. Legs and claws pale liver-brown. Iris 

 brown. Head black, yielding to smoke-grey on the occiput and 



