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101. MOUPINIA POECILOTIS SORDIDIOR Rothschild 



Moupinia poecilotis sordidior Rothschild, Nov. Zool., vol. 28. 1921, p. 36 

 (Likiang Range, Yunnan). 



One male, four females, and one imsexed, Likiang Mountains, 

 11,000-12,000 feet, April, July, and August; one female between 

 Likiang and Ganhaitze, 10,000 feet. May 19; one male, Hofuping 

 Mountains, Mekong Valley, November, 



This genus being unrepresented in the United States National 

 Museum before, one of the specimens was forwarded to the Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology to have Outram Bangs verify the identi- 

 fication. He writes : " The form does not seem to me as strongly 

 marked as one might infer from the description. In our series from 

 Tatsienlu, many are redder, but some almost match the skin sent." 



Since the above series w^as received the Rev. David C. Graham 

 has forwarded two poor skins taken at Sungpan and Wench wan, 

 northern Szechwan, localities considerably north of the type locality 

 (Mupin). These seem to be a clearer white on the throat and chest 

 than the Yunnan series and the superciliaries are whitish and the ear 

 coverts reddish, not gray; above there seems to be little or no 

 differences. 



Eventually it will probably be necessary to remove this genus 

 from the Timaliidae and place it in the Sylviidae. Li external 

 characters, at least, it is not far removed from Suya or Pnnia. 



102. SCHOENIPARUS DUBIUS GENESTIERI (Oustalet) 



Alcippe gemstierl Oustalet, Bull. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. Paris, vol. 3, 1897, 

 p. 210 (Tsekou). 



Three males and three females, Likiang Mountains, 8,200-8,500 

 feet, June and August. 



103. SCHOENIPARUS DUBIUS INTERMEDIUS Rippon 



Schoeniparus intermedius Rippon, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. 11, 1900, p. 11 

 (Bhamo, Burma). 



Two males and one female, Tseh Chung, Mekong Valley, Novem- 

 ber ; two males, mountains near Yangtza, Mekong Valley, November ; 

 one male, Hofuping Mountains, Mekong Valley, November. 



This series is quite distinct from the series I have identified as S. d. 

 genestieri^ and it is doubtful to my mind whether it would not be 

 better to consider them distinct species. They are darker, more olive, 

 not so rusty above and on the flanks; the black line above the super- 

 ciliary is broader ; the loral streak is pronounced and blackish ; the 

 ear coverts much darker. Two or three of the specimens have the 

 sides of the throat with a few rather obscure spots, but this seems 

 to be entirely lacking in two of the males; it is probably only an 





