444 Mr. W. R. Ogilvic Grant on the 



genus Luaciniola* in which the first primary is half or more 

 than half the length of the second, the sides of the head 

 and ear-coverts brown, the throat pure white and devoid of 

 spots, and the tail considerably longer than the wing. 



Clearly the nearest allies to this species are L. luteiventris 

 and L. mandellii. In these three species the wing-formula 

 is as follows : — 



L. luteiventris. 4th quill slightly longer than (rarely sub- 

 equal to the 5th ; 3rd intermediate between 5th and 6th. 



L. mandellii. ") 5th somewhat longer than the 4th and 6th, 



L. seehohmi. J which are subequal, and distinctly longer 

 than the 3rd. 



The present species differs from both its allies in having 

 the general colour of the upper parts browner, the white on 

 the chin and throat more extensive and shading into greyish 

 on the sides of the neck ; while the sides and flanks are more 

 greyish brown in tint and but slightly washed with buff"; the 

 lower mandible appears to have been yellowish white, as in 

 L. luteiventris. 



Total length 5*8 inches, wing 2*0, tail 2*5, tarsus 0*8, 

 middle toe and claw 0'75. 



31. Cettia seebohmi. Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 507. 



The present collection contains several additional examples 

 of Seebohm's Bush-Warbler, and in all, as in the typical 

 examples from Benguet, the sixth primary is the longest 

 and slightly longer than the fifth. One male example is 

 darker and larger than the rest, the top of the head and back 

 being brown washed with rufous, and more nearly approach- 

 ing the colour of the wings ; the length of the wing is 2*3 

 inches, while in the other examples it does not exceed 2*1. 

 There can, however, be no doubt that this bird is specifically 

 identical with C. seebohmi. 



32. Cettia canturiens (Swinh.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 508. 



A pair of the Chinese Bush-Warbler were obtained in 

 January and February. 



* According to Mr. Gates the proper name for this genus is Tribura. 



