160 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and La Touche on 
easily recognised by having the basal half of the middle tail- 
feathers grey and the belly white. 
5. *GarRULUsS TAIvANUS Gould. 
Garrulus taivanus Gould, P. Z.S. 1862, p. 282; Swinh. 
Ibis, 1863, p. 386; Gould, B. Asia, v. pl. 58 (1864). 
Garrulus insularis Swinh. P. Z.S8. 1863, p. 304. 
a. 6. Mt. Morrison, 8000 ft., Jan. 1906. 
b,c. 2. Racu Racu Mts., 7000 ft., Jan., Feb. 1906. 
Iris brown ; bill pale slate-coloured at the base, shading 
into black at the tip; feet yellowish flesh-coloured. 
The Formosan Jay is peculiar to the island, where it is 
resident in the mountains of the interior. 
STURNIDA. 
6. fAcCRIDOTHERES CRISTATELLUS (L.). 
Acridotheres cristatellus Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 382 ; Sharpe, 
Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 92 (1890) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1895, 
p. 335 ; 1898, p. 369. 
The Crested Myna is resident on the plains, but is very 
rare in North Formosa. | 
7. tSPopIOPSAR CINERACEUS (T'emm.). 
Sturnus cineraceus Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 382. 
Poliopsar cineraceus Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xin. p. 41 
(1890). 
Spodiopsar cineraceus La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 369. 
The Grey Starling winters on the plains. 
8. tSrurntrAa sINENsIs (Gmel.). 
Heterornis sinensis Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 382. 
Temenuchus sinensis Swinh. Ibis, 1866, p. 394. 
Sturnia sinensis Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 68 (1890) ; 
La Touche, Ibis, 1895, p. 335. 
Mr. La Touche shot the Chinese Myna on the plains of 
S.W. Formosa in mid-November. Swinhoe states (¢ Ibis,’ 
1866, p. 394) that it winters on the island. It is probably a 
resident species in the south, 
