156 SOME CHINESE VERTEBRATES. 



Asio FLAMMEUS (Pontoppidan) . 



Three specimens, both sexes, Ichang, and Shasi, Hupeh, February 5, and 

 May 1. 



BUBO BUBO SETSCHUANUS Reichenow. 

 One female, Ichang, Hupeh, October 23, 1907. 



OTUS SEMITORQUES PLUMiPES (Hume). 



Two adults, male and female, Hsienshan, and Changyanghsien, Hupeh, 

 June 4, 1907, and January 29, 1909. 



These specimens have feathered toes, and seem to agree in every way with 

 the descriptions of the Himalayan form of the Japanese Otus semitorques. How- 

 ever we have seen no Himalayan specimens. 



Our d", No. 53060, M. C. Z. has the wing, 163. mm. long, and the 9 , No. 

 53061, M. C. Z. has the wing, 177. mm. long. 



STRIX NIVICOLA (Hodgson). 

 One adult male, Washan, western Szechwan, 8,000 feet, November 1, 1908. 



STRIX DAVIDI (Sharpe). 

 One adult 9 , Shuowlow, western Szechwan, 14,000 feet, August 19, 1908. 



GLAUCIDIUM WHITELYI (Swinhoe). 



Twenty-one specimens, both sexes, Ichang, Kwatzeling, Changyanghsien, 

 and Ituhsien, Hupeh, and Chiachianghsien, Omeihsien, Kiating, Luchow, 

 Kungyahsien, and Yachow, Szechwan, all seasons. 



PSITTACIDAE. 



PALAEORNIS DERBYANA SALVADORII Oustalet. 



Seven specimens, two adult males, two adult females, and three young 

 males, Nachuka, western Szechwan, 10,000 to 12,000 feet, August, 1908. 



This parrot is apparently rare and local. Mr. Zappey found it, in small 

 numbers, only, at one or two places, where he was so unfortunate as to lose 

 several fine adults, that when shot fell over cliffs into inaccessible ravines. 



