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Yokohama, at the request of Mr. Walter Rothschild. The 

 " plums" of Katsumata's collection, seven in number, were 

 described by Mr. Rothschild in 1893, and fourteen more new 

 forms are differentiated in the present article, the completion 

 of which has been delayed by more pressing engagements. 



Including those that have been mentioned by previous 

 authorities, Dr. Hartert registers 281 species and sub-species 

 as appertaining to the Avifauna of Hainan. Mr. Ogilvie- 

 Giant (P. Z. S. 1900, p. 457) made the number of species 239, 

 but, like a wise man, he did not count sub-species. 



The species and subspecies of Hainan named for the 

 first time in the present article are : — Turtur chinensis 

 hainanus, Glaucidium cuculoides persimile, Ceryle rudis in- 

 signia, Rhopodytes tristis hainanus, Iyngipicus scintilliceps 

 swinhoei, Gecinus chlorigaster longipennis, Graucalus macei 

 larvivorus, Turdinulus roberti hainanus, Proparus brunneus 

 argutus, P. nipalensis rufescentior, Turdus citrinus aurimacula, 

 Phylloscopus godsoni, Acridotheres cristatellus brevipennis, 

 and Dendrocitta sinensis insula. Besides these, Dr. Hartert 

 describes a new Accipiter virgatus confusus from the Philip- 

 pines, and Pycnonotus sinensis formosce from Formosa. The 

 most remarkable birds of Hainan are perhaps the three 

 Gallinse, Arboricola ardens (see Styan, 'Ibis/ 1893, pi. xii.), 

 of which Katsumata first procured adult specimens of both 

 sexes, the splendid Polyplectron katsumata (which Dr. Hartert 

 wishes to degrade into a subspecies!), and the beautiful Silver 

 Pheasant of the island (Gennaus whiteheadi) , besides such 

 fine birds as Nycticorax magnijica and Cissa katsumata. But 

 the mountains of Hainan do not rise high enough to 

 attract the Palsearctic forms which are found on the higher 

 elevations of the Philippines and Formosa. 



59. Hellmayr on the Manikins. 



[Genera Avium, conducted by P. Wytsman. Part IX. Passeres, 

 Fam. Pipridse, by C. E. Hellmayr. 31 pp., 3 col. plates. Price 13s. 

 Brussels, 1910.] 



After a long quiescence we are much pleased to receive 



