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band as far as the eyes, the fore part of the cheeks and the region 

 around the eye bremen bhie; below there is a more bluish sheen to 

 the purple than in the adult. The immature male has the green of 

 liind neck extend onto the occiput, and the purple of the lower parts 

 is not so deep as in the adult. 



While in color pattern Psittacula derhiana is like Psittacula fas- 

 ciata, it is a much larger bird and the chest and breast are deep dull 

 lavender (instead of orange-vinaceous washed with lavender), and 

 this color extends further posteriorly; the under wing-coverts are 

 green in fasciata and bluish lavender in derhiana. 



43. PSITTACULA SCHISTICEPS FINSCHI (Hume) 



Palaeornis finschi Hume, Stray Feath., vol. 2, 1874, p. 509 (Kollidoo, 

 Salwiu R.). 



A good series of adults and immature from : Limestone Range, 

 east of Likiang Mountains, 10,000 feet, July 2; east slopes of Li- 

 kiang Mountains, Yoshanlo, July; near Ashi, banks of the Yangtze, 

 July; Likiang Plain, August; Lhiku Mountains on the Yangtze, 

 November. 



Mo.st of this series is in molt or worn plumage. Only a male 

 taken in November is in good, unworn plumage. Comparing this 

 with Psittacida s. schisticeps it is smaller ; the black cravat broader ; 

 the head more of a light-violet gray ; the back more yellowish green ; 

 the tips of the longer tail feathers, except the extreme tips, buff 

 yellow instead of lemon chrome; and there are other slight dif- 

 ferences. 



The specimens in molt with the centr.al tail feathers about half 

 grown or less, have the exposed part of the tail capucine buff, only 

 the extreme tips lemon yellow ; this fades as growth proceeds. 



Family CORACIIDAE. Rollers 



44. CORACIAS AFFINIS McClelland 



Coracias afftnis McClelland, Proc. Zool. SocLoncl., 1839, p. 164 (Assam). 



One male, Likiang Plain, August; two males and four females, 

 no definite locality. 



I have only had one adult male from eastern Siam for comparison. 

 The Yunnan birds have uniformly larger bills and the bend of the 

 wing more extensively blue. 



Family ALCEDINIDAE. Kingfishers 



45. MEGACERYLE LUGUBRIS GUTTULATA (Stejnegcr) 



Ceryle guttulata Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 15, 1893, p. 294 

 (new name for Alcedo guttata Vigors, 1831, not Boddaert, 1783 — Himal- 

 ayas). 



Two males Likiang Plain, 8,200 feet, August 22 and 23. 



