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248 Mr. R. Swinhoe on the Ornithology of Hainan. 



saw several, and procured a male, in a transitional stage of 

 plumage, and a female. 



64. Petrocincla Manilla (Bodd.). 



On the houses of the capital city in February, and on the 

 rocks about Lingshuy (S.E. Hainan) on the 11th of March, 

 and at Haosuy (W. Hainan) on the 29th March, I repeatedly 

 noticed this Rock-Thrush. I have a male from Lingshuy and 

 a male and female from Haosuy. The males have the rusty 

 chestnut of the under parts well developed, save on the tibiae 

 and flanks, which are deep greyish-blue like the back and 

 breast. 



65. ? Geocichla ciTRiNA (Lath.). 



Returning from Shuy-wei-sze (Central Hainan) I put up an 

 orange-backed Thrush in a wood. I was unsuccessful in my 

 attempt to get the bird. 



66. TuRDUs CARDis, Tcmm. & Schleg. 



Early in February I saw this Thrush about the gardens at 

 Kiungchow-foo, and on the 20th at Tai-ping-sze (Central Hainan) 

 I bagged a fine male in full adult black and white plumage. 



67. TuRDUS MANDARINUS, Gould. 



The Chinese Blackbird was seen, but rarely, at Kiungchow 

 city, and about the villages of north-west Hainan. I met it 

 also occasionally in central Hainan. It was extremely shy and 

 difficult to approach, and I regret to say I did not procure a 

 specimen. 



68. TuRDus CHRYSOLAUS, Temm. & Schleg. 



On the 6th of j\Iarch, up the Chinlan river (N.E. Hainan), 

 we found a small party of these Thrushes in a wood. 



69. Garrulax monachus, sp. n. 



Forehead, round the eye, ear-coverts, throat, and upper breast 

 deep black ; crown and nape deep bluish-grey, with a line of 

 small pointed white feathers between the grey of the crown 

 and the frontal black. Remaining body- plumage olive-brown, 

 brightly rufescent on the hind neck, sides of neck, lower 

 neck and under parts. Inner tips of wing-feathers deep hair- 

 brown, the primaries being edged outwardly with greyish-olive. 



