HORORNIS. 587 



somewhat pointed, or else rounded, either shorter or longer than tail ; first 

 primary well developed but much (one- third to one-half) shorter than 

 second, the latter considerably shorter than third; tail strongly rounded; 

 tarsus and feet strong, hind toe and claw heavy; bill from nostril, less 

 than one-half the tarsus, and equal to the hind toe without claw. Colors 

 earthy brown, buff, and white; spots and bars entirely wanting. 



Species. 



a 1 . Larger, wing more than 70 mm canturians (p. 587) 



a*. Smaller, wing less than 65 mm. 



ft 1 . Fourth and fifth primaries nearly equal and longest; wing longer and 



about equal to tail minutus (p. 587) 



6*. Fifth and sixth primaries nearly equal and longest; wing shorter and much 

 shorter than tail.: seebohmi (p. 588) 



571. HORORNIS CANTURIANS (Swinhoe). 

 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER. 



Arundinax canturians SWINHOE, Ibis (1860), 52. 



Cettia canturiens SEEBOHM, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1881), 5, 141; WHITE- 



. HEAD, Ibis (1899), 211 (winter). 

 Horornis canturians SHARPS, Hand-List (1903), 4, 236; GATES and REID, 



Cat. Birds' Eggs (1905), 4, 238. 

 Horornis canturiens MCGREGOR and WORCESTER, Hand-List (1906), 90. 



Apo (Celestino) ; Calayan (McGregor) ; Luaon (Whitehead, McGregor). 

 Southern Ussuri Land to Lake Chanka, Formosa; in winter to Cachar and 

 southern China. 



Adult. Above nearly uniform wood-brown; lighter on rump and tail- 

 coverts; a dusky spot before and behind eye; eyelids white; a whitish 

 line from bill over eye to nape; cheeks and ear-coverts buffy brown; 

 under parts white, washed with buff on sides, flanks, crissum, and across 

 fore breast; thighs slate-gray; wings brown, the feathers edged with 

 russet; tail brown; axillars, wing-lining, edge of wing, and inner edges 

 of quills white. Iris brown; bill dark brown above and light below; 

 legs light horn. A male from Calayan measures: Length, 170; wing, 

 77 ; tail, 75 ; culmen from base, 16 ; bill from nostril, 9 ; tarsus, 27. 



572. HORORNIS MINUTUS (Swinhoe). 

 LITTLE BUSH WARBLER. 



Arundinax minutus SWINHOE, Ibis (1860), 52. 

 Cettia minuta SEEBOHM, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1881), 5, 141. 

 Horornis minuta SHARPE, Hand-List (1903), 4, 236; MCGREGOR, Bull. Phil. 

 Mus. (1904), 4, 30; MCGREGOR and WORCESTER, Hand-List (1906), 91. 



Calayan (McGregor}. Hainan, Askold Island, southern China. 



Adult. This species differs from H. canturians in being much smaller, 

 and the tail-feathers appear to be less pointed. Length, about 145. A 

 male from Calayan measures: Wing, 62; tail, 61; culmen from base, 14; 



