THAYER AND BANGS: AVES. 195 



We refer to this form four skins including one adult cf taken at Shanghai 

 in February, 1907, one adult cf from Ituhsien, Hupeh, January 31, 1908, and 

 three specimens including an adult male from Kiating, western Szechwan, taken 

 in November, and December. 



EMBERIZA SPODOCEPHALA MELANOPS Blyth. 



Twenty-two specimens, Ichang, Kwangpow, Hochiaping, Changkowhsien, 

 Kwatzeling, and Hsienshanhsien, Hupeh, and Washan, western Szechwan, all 

 seasons. Breeding birds were taken at Kwangpow, Hochiaping, Kwatzeling, 

 and near Ichang, Hupeh, and at Washan, Szechwan. At the latter place two 

 nests with sets of eggs were taken, June 3, 1908, together in both cases with the 

 female parent bird. It is not difficult to separate the adult male of this resident 

 form from adult males of E. spodocephala spodocephala, the fore neck and breast 

 of melanops are olive-green instead of gray and its belly is brighter yellow. 



Adult females can also usually be distinguished, but immature birds killed 

 in winter are very puzzling and their identification is, we believe, largely empirical. 



EMBERIZA CIOIDES CASTANEICEPS Moore. 



Thirty-one specimens, both sexes, Ichang, Kwangpow, Kwatzeling, Hsien- 

 shanhsien, Patunghsien, Peimuping, and Changyanghsien, Hupeh and Yiinyang- 

 hsien, Wanhsien, and Washan, Szechwan, all seasons. 



EMBERIZA YTJNNANENSIS Sharpe. 



Thirty-three specimens, young and adults of both sexes, Hsienshanhsien, 

 Tawan, Kwangpow, Hsientientze, Changyanghsien, and Mafuling, Hupeh, and 

 Tachienlu, Hwaliangmien, Washan, Luitingchiao, and Nachuka, Szechwan, all 

 seasons. 



A set of eggs together with the female parent was taken at Washan, western 

 Szechwan, at 6,000 feet altitude June 7, 1908, and a full-fledged nestling in spotted 

 plumage was shot at Tachienlu, July 7, 1908. 



MELOPHUS MELANICTERUS (Gmelin). 



One male, Kiating, western Szechwan, November 28, 1908. One other 

 individual of this species was seen but not secured. 



