170 Rev. H, H. Slater on a Collection 



known only from the Indian side^ would on further investi- 

 gation be found, either in identical form or as closely-allied 

 representative species, in China. It will he noticed that 

 many of the birds here mentioned are of genera well known 

 in the Indian hill-country. Now, if N.W. Fohkien were 

 anywhere near the Indian boundary the circumstance would 

 be of interest ; far more so when, in the present case, these 

 birds come from a region much nearer to the Pacific coast. 



Before mentioning the birds themselves, I should like to 

 express my thanks to Mr. W. R. Ogilvie Grant, who has 

 given me valuable assistance at the British Museum, and 

 who, I may add, has concurred generally in the views which 

 I express. L 



1. Phylloscopus reguloides, Blyth. 



Two examples, in brilliant summer plumage, shot at 

 Kuatun, on May 6th and June 3rd, 1896, respectively. It 

 is therefore probable that this species breeds in N.W. 

 Fohkien, as well as being a winter visitant {cf. ' Ibis,' 1896, 

 pp. 490-492). 



-^ 3. Phylloscopus affinis (Tickell) . 



I have taken particular care in the identification of this 



species, since Mr. Styan ('Ibis,' 1891, p. 339) puts down as 

 young examples of Lusciniola schwarzi (Radde) two birds 

 previously ('Ibis,' 1 889, p. 444) described by him as belonging 

 to the present species. However, the one which I have 

 before me is, beyond question, an example of Phylloscopus 

 affinis (Tickell), in rather faded breeding-plumage, shot at 

 Kuatun on June 5th, 1896. It is the first occurrence of this 

 bird in Central China, though previously recorded in Kansu 

 (David and Oustalet, 'Oiseaux de la Chine'). Phylloscopus 

 affinis is a much smaller bird than Lusciniola schwarzi, with 

 feeble Phylloscopine legs -and feet, of a general greenish 

 yellow at all seasons. L. schwarzi, besides being larger 

 generally, has pale legs and feet of a stouter build than any 

 Phylloscopus, and is noticeably longer in the tarsus than the 

 present species. Its underparts alone seem to put on the 

 greenish tinge mentioned by Mr. Styan in the first autumn ; 



