collected in South China. o87 



Iris yellow-brown. Total length {a, d) 6 inches, [b, c) 7 

 inches. 



42. CiSTICOLA GRACILIS. 



Cisticola gracilis (Frankl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. 

 p. 253 (1883). 



a. ^ ad. Ching-tung, Yunnan, 9 March, 1899. 

 Iris brown. Total length 5 inches. 



43. TURDUS FUSCATUS. 



Turdus fuscata Pail. ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, p. 155 

 (1877). 



Merula fuscata (Pall.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. 

 p. 262 (1881). 



a. S ad. Near Pu-an-ting, West Kweichu, 29 January, 

 1899. 



Iris dark brown. Total length 10 inches. 



44. MoNTICOLA CYANUS. 



Monticola cyanea (Linn.) ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, 

 p. 163 (1877) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. p. 316 

 (1881). 



a. [ (^ ] ad. Near Yunnan city. East Yunnan, 29 February, 

 1899. 



b. J ad. Near Mong-sen, South Yunnan, 22 March, 1899. 

 Iris dark brown. Total length 9 inches. 



45. Pratincola maura. 



Pratincola indica Blyth ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, 

 p. 167 (1877). 



Pratincola maura (l^all ) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. 

 p. 188 (1879). 



a. (J ad. Chen-ning, South Kweichu, 18 January, 1899. 



b. ? ad. Near Pu-au-ting, South-west Kweichu, 29 Jan- 

 uary, 1899. 



c. (^ ad. Near Mong-sen, South Yunnan, 29 March, 1899. 

 Iris dark brown. Total length 5-5'5 inches. 



46. Pratincola caprata. 



Pratincola caprata (Linn.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 iv. p. 195 (1879). 



