906 x\lr. J. D. D. La Touclie on the [Ibis, 



rather le^s developed in the y()uii<;- bird tlian in the; adult. 

 Tlie head, neck, and breast are in all more or less S[)otted 

 witli dull whitish hi\i\', the s[)ots being subterininal, between 

 the blackish centre of the feather and the blackish terminal 

 fringe. The iris is of a greyish lake and the bill dark green, 

 lighter green on the lower mandible. 'J^he wing-measure- 

 ments are : Ad. ($ 5-05-5'30, ad. ? o'00-5-23, imm. r? 

 495-5'15 inches. 



The bird in the Sty an collection mentioned by Mr. C. 

 Ingram ("Birds of Manchuria,'^ Ibis, 1909, p. 452) is proljably 

 one of the two collected by me in 1889. 1 saw a [)aii' on 

 the plain near Newchwang that year on the 26th of May 

 and shot the male. Another adult male was given to be 

 by a friend that same month. 



I have a female example from Shanghai, purchased there 

 on the 31st of December, 1916. 



140. Dendrocopus major japonensis Seebohin ? 



A heavily spotted form of the Great Spotted Woodpecker 

 is a fairly common resident in north-east Chihli. The wing- 

 measurements in two males are 5'00 and 5*30 in., and in 

 three females 5*10, 5"20, and 5*25 in. One of the males has 

 the wing-spots very large^ and the two outer pairs of rectrices 

 are white with a couple of incomplete bars. The under j)arts 

 of specimens obtained near Chinwangtao are ot" much the 

 same shade of brownish white as average specimens of 

 D. cabanisi. 



141. Dendrocopus major luciani (Malh.). 

 Picus mandariims D. & O. p. 47 (part). 



The Chinese Great Spotted Woodpecker is a very common 

 resident in north-east Chihli. In comparing my local scries 

 of this bird with series from Fohkien and the Lower Yangtse, 

 I have come to the conclusion that there are three fairly 

 distinct geographical forms of ihis Woodpecker in eastern 

 China. These may be distinguished as follows : — 



Fohkien bh-ds, D. cabnnisi [lAiyWi.). — Wing-spots small and rounded 

 ill shape, not very conspicuous on the innermost secondaries ; 

 scapulars uniform black ; side rectrices evenly baried white 

 and black. 



Wing, <S 5-20-5-40 in. ; $ 5-08-5-30 in. Av. 5-23 in. 



