450 Mr. J. D. La Toiiche on the [Ibis, 



Styan. It is certainly not that bird but seomed very close 

 to S. h. olivaceiis Styan. 



20. Zosterops palpebrosa simplex S\vinhoe. 

 T. & B. p. IGG. 



One seen at Shasi on 4 July. 



21. Pycnonotus sinensis (Gni.). 

 T. & B. p. 1G6. 



A common resident at Shasi. A tame bird, seen in the 

 house of a Manchu lady at Kingchow, was a good mimic, 



22. Pycnonotus xanthorrhous andersoni (Swinhoe). 

 T. & B. p. 165. 



Chang-yang Hsien. Young and adult. End of summer, 

 16 December and 2 February. 



Mr. Bangs pointed out to me that the central China bird 

 had but a slightly brown breast and paler under tail-coverts 

 than Yunnan specimens and that Ixns andersoni Swinhoe, 

 founded on central China birds, was a good form. This is 

 correct. 



23. Haringtonia leucocephala (Gm.). 

 T. & B. p. 165. 



Chang-yang Hsien. Two adults with pure white heads and 

 necks. 



24. ? *Iole macclellandi holti (Swinh.). 



(J. Chang-yang Hsien, 30 December, 1918. 



Compared with /. m. liolti, tlie bill in this specimen 

 appears very slight and shorter by several mm. The back 

 is grey, with a tinge of brown, and the breast is but 

 slightly marked with white. Wing, 3*91 in. ; tail, 3*90 ; 

 culmen, '75. 



25. Spizixos semitorques Swinhoe. 

 T. & B. p. 1G6. 



Shasi. A party seen at Shasi in August. 

 Chang-yang Hsien. Young and adult. 



