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b. Cheeks and ears vinous. 



c'. Forehead whitish vinous, sides of head pale 



vinous krynickii Kalenicz. Caucasus. 



d'. Forehead quite black, sides of head rich vinous. 



/u'(/rifrons, n. sp. Armenia. 

 II. Occipital crest-feathers black, narrowly margined 

 with rufous. 



c. Sides of head rufous, general coloration intense, 



vinaceous caspius Seebohm. Taly^h. 



d. Sides of head white, general colouring pale, greyish. 



whitakeri Hart. Morocco. 



Other allied forms (such as G. minor Verr., G. Jujrcanus 

 Blanf., &c.) cannot possibly be described as having the black 

 colour prevailing ou the crest. 



XXVII. — Field-Notes on the Birds of Chinkiang, Lower 

 Yangtse Basin. — Part I. By J. D. D. La Touche, 

 C.M.Z.S., M.13.0.U. 



In 'The Ibis' for 1891 (pp. 316-359 & pp. 381-510) Mr. F. 

 W. Styan gave a very complete and accurate account of the 

 Birds of the Lower Yangtse Basin, which he further aug- 

 mented by supplementary papers in 1891 and 1899. The 

 following pages, therefore, add but few species to the general 

 list of the birds of that district, and consist mainly of 

 local notes compiled during a five years' residence at 

 Chinkiang. Local notes and lists of this kind are, I con- 

 sider, necessary if it is desired to obtain an accurate know- 

 ledge of the distribution of birds in China, where the climate 

 and physical features of the country vary to a far greater 

 extent than is generally supposed. 



Chinkiang, one of the most important prefecture-cities on 

 the Lower Yangtse, is situated on the south bank of the river 

 at its most northern bend, about 150 miles from the sea 

 (lat. 32° 13' N. by long 119° 25' E.). The country on the 

 north bank is a vast cultivated plain, much intersected 

 by tidal creeks and canals. A few detached hills rise about 

 twenty miles to the west, and there is another low range 



