310 Mr. F. W. Styan on some 



opinion (' Ois. de La Chine,' p. 218), and united the two 

 continental species to A. nipalensis. The species from 

 Western China was originally described by him as A. cinerea, 

 a name which, unfortunately, cannot stand, having been 

 previously applied to another bird. I propose, therefore, to 

 resuscitate that species, under the name of its discoverer, as 

 Alcippe davidi; the Fakieu bird will retain Pere David's 

 title of >.4. hueti, and the Formosau will stand as Swinhoe's 

 A. morrisonia. 



Thus we have : — 



1. Alcippe davidi, sp. nov. 



A. cinerea, David, Nouv. Arch. Mus. vii. Bull. p. 14, 

 1871 (nee Blyth). 



A> nipalensis, David, Ois. de la Chine, p. 218 (nee Hodg- 

 son). 



Hab. Western China. 



Of this species I have a long series of specimens from 

 Ichang. 



2. Alcippe hueti. 



A. hueti, David, Ann. Sci. Nat. (5) xix. art. 9, p. 4, 1874. 



A. nipalensis, David, Ois. de la Cliine, p. 218 (nee Hodg- 

 son). 



A. hueti, Seebohm, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 343. 



A. hueti, Slater, Ibis, 1891, p. 42. 



Hab. Fukien province ; probably ranging throughout 

 Southern China. 



3. Alcippe morkisonia. 



A. morrisonia, Swinhoe, \hU, 18G3, p. 296. 



A. morrisoniana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 621. 



B. morrisoni, Seebohm, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 343. 

 Hab. The island of Formosa. 



The most constant distinctive characters of these three 

 species and A. nipalensis are tabulated on p. 311. 



