186 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and lia Touche on 
This remarkably distinct bird will not need comparison 
with any previously described species, the coloration being 
so strikingly different. 
On looking through the species of Actinodura in the 
British Museum I compared the Central Formosan bird with 
A. egertoni Gould, which is perhaps its nearest ally. This 
led to my looking rather closely over the large series included 
under the latter heading, and I find that three fairly well- 
marked forms are represented in it, viz. :— 
(1) AcrinopuRA EGERTONI Gould. 
Hab. Nepal, Sikhim, Dafla Hills, Shengorh Peak (Godwin- 
Austen). 
(2) AcTrINnopURA KHASIANA Godwin-Austen. 
Actinura khasiana Godwin-Austen, J. As. Soc. Beng. xly. 
Prodi p. 76 (1876). 
Hab. Shillong; Naga and Khasia Hills; Manipur. 
(3) AcTINODURA RIPPONI, subsp. n. 
Hab. Mount Victoria, Chin Hills, 6000-7000 feet. 
The differences between the three forms may be briefly 
tabulated as follows :— 
A. egertoni Gould. A. khasiana Godwin-Austen, A, rippont, subsp. n. 
Forehead.—Darkchestnut,ex- Rufous, usually not extend- Rufous, usually not extend- 
tending on to the crown. ing beyond the eye: ing beyond the eye. 
Crown.—Dark ash-grey. Light ash-grey. Dark ash-grey. 
Back.—Reddish olive. Ochraceous. Greyish olive. 
Middle tail-feathers.— Dark Dark bars usually distinct. Dark bars usually distinct. 
bars usually very faint. 
In a very large series the colour of the back is quite 
constant, and the three forms may easily be separated by 
this character alone. 
89. *YUHINA BRUNNEICEPS Grant. 
Yuhina brunneiceps Grant, B. O. C. xvi. p. 121 (1906). 
a,b. 6 2. Racu Racu Mts., 6000 ft., Feb. 1906. (Types 
of the species.) 
c-e. g. Racu Racu Mts., 6000 ft., Jan. 1906. 
Adult male and female. Top of the head and pointed crest 
