new Species of Birds from Kan-su. 275 



than the longest quill ; the 2nd equal to the 9th, about 

 8 mm. shorter than the Srd, and 10 mm. shorter tlian the 

 longest quill ; 1st about half the length of the closed wing 

 and 20 mm. shorter than the 2nd ; tail short, much shorter 

 than the wing and nearly even, the middle feathers not more 

 than 1*5 mm. longer than the oater ones. 



This specimen agrees in coloration with P. affinis, but has 

 the head glossy black, and not brownish black ; the tail is 

 even and not rounded, and it is smaller in size. It resembles 

 P. palustris in the coloration of the head and in having the 

 tail even, but has the black patch on the throat larger and in 

 shape like that in P. ater ; the underparts are less uniform 

 in coloration, and the black on the head extends further 

 down to the back. 



Measurements: — Total length 107-110 mm., extent 195- 

 197, wing 61, bill 9-9'2, tarsus 14, tail 47-49. 



Only two specimens were obtained in Shen-si, near the 

 borders of Kan-su and Szechuen, and none were seen any- 

 where else. 



PcECiLE DAviDi (o/;. cit. p. 113, pi. ii. fig. 4). 



^ ad. Crown and nape deep black, rather dull ; below the 

 black nape a rufous band crosses the back, joining the red 

 on the breast; back dark olive-brown, with a grey tinge; 

 tail and wing like the back, externally margined with dull 

 ochraceous ; sides of the head and neck below the eye white ; 

 chin and throat dull black ; rest of the underparts chestnut- 

 red, the middle of the abdomen paler ; 4th and 5th quills 

 longest, the 6tli nearly as long, the 2nd equal to the 9th or 

 10th, the 1st about 21 mm. shorter; legs plumbeous ; iris 

 dark brown; bill black. Sexes alike. Young birds differ 

 in having the cheeks and ear-coverts yellowish and the bill 

 black, with the edges of the mandibles paler. 



Measurements: — <$ . Length 120-130 mm., extent 200, 

 wing 66-67, bill 9'5-ll, tarsus 15, tail 50-54. $ . Length 

 115-125 mm., extent 197-202, wing 64-67, bill 95-11, 

 tarsus 14-15'5, tail 50-51. 



