18/1.] MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. 349 



which, being thrown into vibration, may be expelled to produce a 

 louder sound." 



83. Upupa ceylonensis, Reichenbach : Blvth, Ibis. 1866 

 p. 366, 1870, p. 91. 3 ' 



Upupa longirostris, Jerdon, Birds of India, i. p. 393. 



Hainan. Also from Java and Ceylon {Cabanis) ; Siam and 

 Burmah. My skins from Hainan agree perfectly with a specimen 

 from Burmah sent me by Mr. Blyth. 



84. .Ethopyga Christina, Swhih. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist 

 4th ser. vol. iv. p. 436 ; Ibis, 1870, p. 236. 



Hainan. 



85. .Ethopyga abrii, J. Verr. Rev. et Mag. de Znol. 1867 

 p. 173, pi. 15. 



Western Szechuen (David) ■ Western Yunnan (Anderson). 



86. Arachnechthra rhizophor^e, Swinh.Ann. & Mao-. Nat. 

 Hist. 4th ser. vol. iv. p. 436 ; Ibis, 1870, p. 237. 



Hainan. To distinguish this from its ally A. flammaxillaris, 

 Blyth, I gave the character of its frontal feathers being iridescent 

 hke its throat. M. Jules Verreaux, however, has a specimen from 

 Penang with the forehead showing a few feathers of the same mark. 

 A more constant distinguishing character would appear to be the 

 paleness and dinginess of the yellow of the bellv and underparts 

 in our bird as contrasted with the bright vellow" of the same in 

 its ally. 



87. Dictum cruentatum, L. ; Ibis, 1867, p. 405, 1868, p. 63, 

 1870, p. 239. * • 



Fokien ; Hongkong ; Hainan. 



88. Dictum minullum, Swinh. Ibis, 1870, p. 240. 

 Hainan. 



89. Myzanthe ignipectus, Hodss. 



Tingchow (Fokien Province). I would here note that a specimen 

 of Piprisoma affile, Tickell, from India, collected by Mr. Beavan, 

 seems to me undistinguishable from another of Prionochilus obsJ- 

 letus (Mull. & Schleg.) from Flores, collected by Mr. Wallace. 



90. Zosterops simplex, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1862, p. 317 1863 

 pp. 203, 297; Ibis, 1863, p. 294, 1866, p. 121, 1870, p. 348. 



Zosterops, sp., Zool. 1858, p. 6229. 



Zosterops japonicus, Ibis, 1860, pp. 55 & 131, 1861, p. 35. 



Hainan to Wanchow, and in Formosa. 



