collected in Suu/h China. 581 



18. Emberiza spodocephala. 



Emberiza spodocephala Pall. ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chiue, 

 p. 329 (1877); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 522 

 (1888). 



a. Ad. Cliien-yang, Yuan River, South-west Hunan, 

 9 December, 1898. 



Iris dark brown. Total length 5| inches. 



19. Emberiza elegans. 



Emberiza elegans Temm. ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, 

 p. 322 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 497 

 (1888). 



a. ^ ad. Ching-tung, Yunnan, 4 March, 1899. 



Iris dark brown. Total length 6 inche-!. 



20. Emberiza cioides. 



Emberiza cioides Brandt; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, 

 p. 328 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 542 

 (1888). 



a. ^ ad. Chien-yang, Yuan River, South-west Hunan, 

 8 December, 1898. 



Iris dark brown. Total length 6 inches. 



21. Melophus melanicterus. 



Melophus melayiicterus (Gm.) ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, 

 p. 333 (1877); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 568 

 (1888). 



a. S imm. Wei-yiian, Upper Mekong River, South 

 Yunnan, 13 March, 1899. 



b. S ad. Mong-sen, South Yunnan, 26 March, 1899. 

 a. Iris brown. Total length 7 inches, 



22. Alauda gulgula. 



Alauda coelivux Swinh. ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, p. 314 

 (1877). 



Alauda gulgula Frankl. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. 

 p. 575 (1890). 



a. S ad. Near Pu-au-ting, South-west Kweichu, 28 

 January, 1899. 



Iris brown. Total length 6 inches. 



