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The relations of this Family have 

 never been satisfactorily defined. They 

 are not mentioned by Dr. Knowlton, 

 and the characteristics as given are 

 condensed from Lyddeker. 



This is a small Family of twenty 

 two species, confined to southeastern 

 Asia. Twelve species are peculiar to 

 China, and four reach the Yangtse 

 Vallev. 



HEUDE'S CEOWTIT. 



PAEADOXOENIS HEUDEI, DAVID. 



Description. — Length seven inches. 

 Bill yellow. Tarsus yellowish. 



Crown gray. Conspicuous black 

 eyebrows. Throat white. Neck gray. 

 Cheeks and back rose gray, with a few 

 long brown spots. Rump yellowish 

 rufous. Breast dark red. Flanks 

 reddish. Abdomen white. 



Distribution. — Central China. Resi- 

 dent in the reed beds along the Yangtse 

 River. 



Nest and Eggs. — We do not find any 

 account of its nesting habits. 



Austin's Crowtit (Paradoxornis 

 guttaticollis, David) has the upper parts 

 yellowish brown, reddish on the head, 

 and below yellowish white, with an 

 irregular band of black spots on the 

 breast. It is a west China species, 

 occurring as a very rare resident in the 

 Yangtse Valley. 



WEBB'S CROWTIT. 



SUTHOEA WEBBIANA, GEAY. 



Description. — Length five and one 

 half inches. Bill dark brown, lighter 

 on the edges. Tarsus brownish black. 



