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feathers on the sides of the neck are present. Above it is like the 

 male, but lacks the black frons; the lower parts and cheeks are a 

 light cinnamon buff, becoming albescent on the belly. 



The immature male is nearly full grown but still in the spotted 

 plumage. It was taken in July. 



One of these specimens was exchanged with the Russian Academy 

 of Sciences after the above was written, and Dr. Peter Sushkin 

 has compared it lately in Paris with the type of Gallioye davidi 

 Oustalet and found it to be different. 



137. lANTHIA RUFILATA PRACTICA Bangs and Phillips 



lanthia practica Bangs and Phillips, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 58, 1914, 

 p. 292 (Loukouchai, Yunnan). 



One adult male and two females, Likiang Mountains, 11,000- 

 14,000 feet, April 12-18 ; five females, Hof uping Mountains, Mekong 

 Valley, November. 



The females are more olive brown above and are apparently 

 slightly larger than lanthia cyanura; they are also more brown, 

 not so gray above, as summer specimens of lanthia ruflata^ with 

 which they do not seem to agree in size. The more grayish plumage 

 of the summer specimens being due to fading and wear. 



The United States National Museum contains a pair of this spe- 

 cies from Taipeishan District, Shensi, the male of which is lighter 

 blue above and has the rump, frontal band, and lesser wing coverts 

 much lighter. It probably represents a distinct form. 



138. TAKSIGER CHRYSAEUS CHRYSAEUS Hodgson 



Tarsiger chrysaeus Hodgson, Troc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1845, p. 28 (Nepal). 



One adult male, two adult females, and three immature males, 

 liikiang Mountains, 10,000-12,000 feet, June-September. 



Two of the immatures are almost identical with the adult female, 

 •except they are a little brighter ; the third immature has the feathers 

 ■of the lower parts narrowly edged with dusky. 



Stresemann ^' has named a form from Washan, Szechwan, I'arsiger 

 chrysaeus vltellirms. I have a poor male from near Tatsienlu. It is 

 a little brighter and has a smaller bill than the Yunnan male, but 

 without any specimens from India for comparison I prefer to leave 

 the Chinese form where other writers have for the present. 



139. LARVIVORA BRUNNEA BRUNNEA Hodgson 



Larvivora brunnea Hodgson, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 6, 1837, p. 102 

 (Nepal). 

 Seven adult males, two adult females, and two immatures from 

 •various stations in the Likiang Moutains, 8,000-10,000 feet, May- 

 August. 



^^ Journ. fiir Orn., 1023. p. 365. 



