290 Mr. F. W. Styan on 



Trochalopterum ellioti Verr. 

 Babax lanceolatus (Verr.). 

 YuHiNA diademata Verr. 

 HoDGSONius phcenicuroides (Hodgs.). 



NOTODELA LEUCURA (HodgS.) . 



An adult female and immature male were brought me 

 from the neighbourhood of Ichang^ which doubtless belong 

 to this species ; it is impossible, however^ to be absolutely 

 certain until an adult male has been secured^ as the bird 

 has not hitherto been met with in China. 



N. montium Swinhoe is, so far as we know, confined to 

 Formosa. 



CULICICAPA CEYLONENSIS (SwaiuS.). 



Cryptolopha tephrocephala Anders. 



SiTTA SINENSIS Vcrr. 



Emberiza godlewskii Tacz. 



Thaumalea picta (L.). 



Examples of all these species had been previously sent 

 from the same district, where they appear to be fairly 

 common. 



^THOPYGA dabryi (Vcrr.). 



A good series of this brilliant Sunbird was collected for 

 me in this district on a former trip, but on this occasion 

 only one was obtained. The natives say they are plentiful 

 in spring, when the peach-orchards are in blossom. 



Dendrocopus pernyi (Verr.). 



A single specimen obtained — the only one I have ever 

 handled, though Pere David describes it as not very rare in 

 Sechuen. Dated 31st July ; in moult. Iris noted as red. 



Returning to Ichang, the collectors started on November 

 2ud northward through Hupeh, passed through the south- 

 western corner of Honan, crossing the great Tsing Ling 

 range near the western border of that province, entered 

 Shensi, and arrived at Si-ngan-fu on December 2nd. 



About three months were spent in this district, where 

 Wang, the head collector, was more or less at home, having 



