the Birds of the Province of Fohkien. 603 



- Lepocestes sinensis. 



Lepocestes sinensis, Rickett, Bull. B. O. C. vi. p. 1 (May 

 1897). 



Male viv adult. Easily distinguished from the male of 

 L. pijrrhotis (Hodgs.) by having the top o£ the head striped 

 with pale brownish buff instead of chestnut; mantle and 

 interscapular region black, with rather narrow pale rufous- 

 buff bars ; the wings and tail paler rufous chestnut, the 

 latter as well as the former with wide, regular, black cross- 

 bars, nearly as wide as the interspaces. Total length 11-2 

 inches, culraen \7, wing 5'7, tail (imperfect) 3*3, tarsus 1*1. 



Female. Similar to the male, but without any trace of the 

 scarlet nuchal collar. Total length 11-3 inches, culmen 1-6, 

 wing 5 9, tail (imperfect) 3'4, tarsus 1-1. 



A second female, one of a pair, was also obtained and 

 measured in the flesh : — Total length 1] -2 inches, culmen 1-6, 

 wing 5 '8, tail 4'1, tarsus I'l. 



The types were obtained in Kuatun in October 1896. 



jEthopyga latouchii, Slater. 



We were much pleased at obtaining near Cliing Feng Lino- 

 a specimen of this Sunbird, Avhich was first discovered by 

 our collector, T'ang Wang-wang, in N.E. Kwangtung (see 

 Ibis, 1891, p. 43). The present example, a female, was shot 

 in jungle on the borders of a wood by another native sports- 

 man, T'ang Chim-kai, to whom we are indebted for many 

 other interesting captures. Although we kept up a careful 

 daily search for this bird we did not find any more. 



YUHINA PALLIDA. 



Yuhina pallida, de La Touche, Bull. B. O. C. vi. p. 1 (May 

 1897). 



Yuhina nigrimenlum, Swinhoe (nee Hodgs.), P. Z. S. 1871 

 p. 373 ; David & Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 139, pi. 70 (1877) • 

 Slater, Ibis, ] 897, p. 173. 



Adidt male and female. Differ constantly from Y. niqri- 

 mentum in having the upper parts ashy olive instead of olive 

 while the breast and rest of underparts are white with only 

 the faintest tinge of fulvous. They are also somewhat larger 

 birds. Wing 2'3 inches. 



