204 Mr. J. D. D. La Touche on the 



39. Phylloscopus affinis Tickell. 



Oreopneustc affinis Dav. et Oust.^ Ois. de la Chiue, no. 386. 



Found on the grasslands above Kuatun (alt. 4500 to 5500 

 feet) , where it no doubt breeds. We have specimens dated 

 April, May, June, and October. Only one was shot on the 

 last trip : it is a female, length 435 inches ; *' le^s brownish 

 green. ""^ 



40. Phylloscopus coronatus (Temm.). 



Five examples were shot in April at Kuatun during the 

 last expedition. Others had been previously obtained there 

 by our collectors, also in April. 



41. Phylloscopus trochiloides (Sundev.). 



We have a large series of this bird from Kuatun. Twenty- 

 two in my collection are of the larger and darker form, 

 Aving 2*25 to 2*48 inches (two specimens measured in the 

 flesh are 4"80 inches in total length) ; seven are small, wing 

 from 1'98 (?) to 2*20 (S) inches (three measured in the 

 flesh vary in total length from 4*05 to 4*40 inches). Five 

 of the latter birds, three males and two females, differ from 

 the larger birds in being of a brighter and lighter green 

 above, with more yellow on the throat. The head is also of 

 a lighter and brighter green and yellow, and the bill is smaller. 

 One of these has a whitish spot on the outer rectrices. 



This Warbler appears to be a resident species in Fohkien, 

 as we shot one in December at Ching Feng Ling, and I 

 have one that was obtained in Central Fohkien on the 21st 

 No\ ember. It is very abundant in the mountains of N.W. 

 Fohkien during the breeding-season. During our stay at 

 Kuatun we met it constantly; it was in flocks during the 

 first half of April, and sang loudly whenever the weather 

 was fine. The song, as noted down by me at the time, 

 consists of nine shrill notes, " chi-chi-chi, chi-chi-chi, chi- 

 chi-chi.^' 



Owing probably to our ignorance of the bird's breeding- 

 habits, we obtained only one nest, which was found on the 

 9th of May in the high forest on Mount David. It was placed 

 on the moss-covered trunk of a tree about 5 feet from the 



