1871.] MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. 349 



which, being thrown into vibration, may be expelled to produce a 

 louder sound." 



83. UPUPA CEYLONENSIS, Reichenbach ; Blyth, Ibis, 1866, 

 p. 366, 1870, p. 91. 



Upupa longirostris, Jerdon, Birds of India, i. p. 393. 



Hainan. Also from Java and Ceylon (Cabanis) ; Siam and 

 Burmab. My skins from Hainan agree perfectly with a specimen 

 from Burmah sent me by Mr. Blyth. 



84. ^ETHOPYGA CHRISTINA, Swinh. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 

 4th ser. vol. iv. p. 436 ; Ibis, 1870, p. 236. 



Hainan. 



85. ^ETHOPYGA ABRII, J. Verr. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1867, 

 p. 173, pi. 15. 



Western Szechuen (David) ; Western Yunnan (Anderson). 



86. ARACHNECHTHRA RHIZOPHOR.E, Swinh. Ann. & Mag. Nat. 

 Hist. 4th ser. vol. iv. p. 436 ; Ibis, 1870, p. 237. 



Hainan. To distinguish this from its ally A. flammaxillaris, 

 Blyth, I gave the character of its frontal feathers being iridescent 

 like its throat. M. Jules Verreaux, however, has a specimen from 

 Penang with the forehead showing a few feathers of the same mark. 

 A more constant distinguishing character would appear to be the 

 paleness and dinginess of the yellow of the belly and underparts 

 in our bird as contrasted with the bright yellow of the same in 

 its ally. 



87. DICTUM CRUENTATUM, L. ; Ibis, 1867, p. 405, 1868, p. 63, 

 1870, p. 239. 



Fokien ; Hongkong ; Hainan. 



88. DICTUM MINULLUM, Swinh. Ibis, 1870, p. 240. 

 Hainan. 



89. MYZANTHE IGNIPECTUS, Hodgs. 



Tingchow (Fokien Province). I would here note that a specimen 

 of Piprisoma agile, Tickell, from India, collected by Mr. Beavan, 

 seems to me undistinguishable from another of Prionochilus obso- 

 letus (Mull. & Schleg.) from Flores, collected by Mr. Wallace. 



90. ZOSTEROPS SIMPLEX, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1862, p. 317, 1863, 

 pp. 203, 297; Ibis, 1863, p. 294, 1866, p. 121, 1870, p. 348. 



Zosterops, sp., Zool. 1858, p. 6229. 



Zosterops japonicus, Ibis, 1860, pp. 55 & 131, 1861, p. 35. 



Hainan to Wanchow, and in Formosa. 



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