592 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie (J rant on Birds 



a. (^ ad. Yuan-cliu, Wu-ho River, West Hunan, 

 16 December, 1898. 



Iris yellow. Total length 4 inelios. 



This specimen belongs to the Chinese race of S. ruficeps, 

 with the top of the head pale chestnut-red, the colour not 

 extending over the nape. 



64. ScHtENIPARUS GENESTIERI, 



Alcippe genestieri Oustalet, Bull. Mus. Paris, iii. pp. 210 

 & 211 (1897). 



Schceniparus varlegatus Styan, Bull. B. O. C. vol. viii. p. xxvi 

 (1899) ; id. Ibis, 1899, p. 299, pi. iv. fig. 2. 



a,h. $ ad. Pu-an-ting, South-west Kweiehu, 25 January, 

 1899. 



Iris yellow. Total length 6 inches. 



There can be no doubt that S'. variegatus Styan is synony- 

 mous with S. genestieri (Oustal.). 



65. PrOPARUS BIETI. 



Alcippe {Proparus) bieti Oustalet, Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. (7) 

 xii. pp. 284 & 304 (1892) [Ta-tsien-lu] . 



a. S "cl- Near Ching-tung, Yunnan, 4 March, 1899. 



Iris brown. Total length 5 inches. 



This species is new to the British Aluseum Collection. 



66. YUHINA DIADEMATA. 



Yuhina diadeniata J. Verr. ,- David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, 

 p. 138, pi. 69 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. p. 632 

 (1883). 



a. S ad. Near Yunnan city. East Yunnan, 23 February, 

 1899. 



Iris brown. Total length 7 inches. 



67. SlVA CASTANEICAUOA. 



Siva castaneicauda Hume ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. 

 p. 639 (1883). 



a. J ad. Between Ching-tung and I-men, Yunnan, 

 3 March, 1899. 



Iris brown. Total length 6^ inches. 



