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  On 
  new 
  Birds 
  from 
  Hainan. 
  

  

  bristly 
  feathers, 
  and 
  between 
  the 
  eye 
  and 
  the 
  gape 
  is 
  a 
  small 
  

   triangular 
  bare 
  patch, 
  which, 
  however, 
  may 
  be 
  due 
  to 
  the 
  

   worn 
  condition 
  of 
  the 
  skin. 
  

  

  cJ. 
  Length 
  12*25 
  in., 
  tail 
  7"5, 
  outermost 
  feathers 
  2*8, 
  

   culmen 
  1, 
  wing 
  4*7, 
  tarsus 
  1. 
  

  

  Bill, 
  feet, 
  and 
  claws 
  black. 
  Iris 
  magenta. 
  

  

  One 
  specimen 
  only 
  from 
  the 
  interior, 
  dated 
  12th 
  December. 
  

  

  5. 
  Arboricola 
  ardens, 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Upper 
  parts, 
  including 
  back, 
  scapulars, 
  and 
  rump, 
  olive- 
  

   brown, 
  regularly 
  barred 
  with 
  black 
  ; 
  crown 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  nape 
  

   more 
  rufous 
  brown, 
  and 
  the 
  barring 
  so 
  small 
  as 
  to 
  have 
  a 
  

   spotted 
  character. 
  Forehead, 
  lores, 
  chin, 
  throat, 
  sides 
  o£ 
  

   face 
  above 
  and 
  beneath 
  the 
  eye, 
  and 
  sides 
  of 
  neck 
  black 
  ; 
  ear- 
  

   coverts 
  black, 
  except 
  basal 
  half, 
  which 
  is 
  pale 
  buff 
  with 
  a 
  

   vinous 
  tinge 
  ; 
  the 
  black 
  of 
  the 
  throat 
  consists 
  of 
  spots 
  through 
  

   which 
  a 
  reddish-buff 
  ground 
  appears. 
  Above 
  the 
  black 
  eye- 
  

   brow 
  a 
  narrow 
  streak 
  of 
  pale 
  vinous 
  buff. 
  On 
  the 
  lower 
  throat 
  

   and 
  upper 
  breast 
  a 
  patch 
  of 
  lanceolate 
  feathers 
  of 
  flaming 
  

   scarlet, 
  the 
  same 
  colour 
  extending 
  in 
  the 
  form 
  of 
  a 
  collar 
  

   round 
  the 
  hind 
  neck, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  paler, 
  more 
  orange, 
  and 
  over- 
  

   laid 
  with 
  black 
  spots. 
  Breast 
  and 
  sides 
  of 
  body 
  bluish 
  grey 
  

   washed 
  with 
  earthy 
  brown, 
  the 
  flank-feathers 
  with 
  white 
  

   shaft-streaks. 
  Centre 
  of 
  body 
  and 
  abdomen 
  huffy 
  white, 
  

   washed, 
  like 
  the 
  centre 
  of 
  the 
  breast, 
  with 
  vinous. 
  Thighs 
  huffy 
  

   white. 
  Under 
  tail-coverts 
  earthy 
  brown, 
  mottled 
  with 
  black 
  

   and 
  tipped 
  with 
  white. 
  Primaries 
  and 
  bastard 
  wing 
  dark 
  

   brown, 
  the 
  former 
  slightly 
  edged 
  at 
  the 
  extremities 
  witii 
  pale 
  

   brown. 
  Secondaries 
  dark 
  brown, 
  edged 
  externally 
  with 
  pale 
  

   rufous 
  brown, 
  these 
  edgings 
  broader 
  and 
  more 
  rufous 
  on 
  the 
  

   inner 
  feathers. 
  Tertiaries, 
  basal 
  portion 
  rufous, 
  followed 
  by 
  

   a 
  band 
  of 
  pale 
  olive-brown, 
  a 
  subterminal 
  black 
  bar, 
  and 
  a 
  

   rufous 
  tip. 
  The 
  inner 
  secondaries 
  are 
  similarly 
  marked 
  at 
  

   the 
  extremity 
  and 
  also 
  the 
  greater 
  coverts, 
  the 
  result 
  being 
  

   to 
  give 
  the 
  closed 
  wing 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  having 
  three 
  series 
  

   of 
  bars 
  of 
  these 
  colours. 
  Under 
  wing-coverts 
  greyish 
  brown, 
  

   tipped 
  with 
  white 
  ; 
  least 
  series 
  all 
  white. 
  Tail 
  wanting. 
  Beak 
  

   black. 
  Legs^ 
  feet, 
  and 
  claws 
  (in 
  skin) 
  golden 
  brown. 
  Length 
  

  

  