350 MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. [May 2, 



mistaken for that bird. It is thus described by Milne-Edwards : — 

 " Above of an olive-brown tint ; a greyish-white eye-streak stretches 

 from the base of the beak to the nape, and then curves towards the 

 similar streak on the other side. Throat greyish white ; breast and 

 belly tinted on their sides with clear brown, greyish white washed 

 with yellow towards their middle. Tarse yellowish." 

 Nests in the high mountains near Pekin (David). 



133. Phyllopneuste fuscata (Blvth); Swinh. Ibis, 1863, 

 p. 306, 1870, p. 345 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 295. 



Phyllcscopus fuscatus, Blyth, J. A. S. xi. p. 113, xii. p. 965; 

 Ibis. 1861, pp. 32, 330, 1863, p. 93. 



Phyllopneuste sibirica, Midd. Sib. Reise, ii. tab. 16. figs. 4-6. 



As in the case of P. sylvicultrix, there is certainly much varia- 

 bility in the size and measurements of these brown Willow-Wrens ; 

 but I have not yet succeeded in discriminating them as species (cf. 

 Tristram, 'Ibis,' 1871, p. 110). I have not been able to detect any 

 differences in the notes and habits of those I have come across. The 

 spotted eggs taken in Formosa, alluded to by Mr. Tristram, cannot, 

 I fear, be trusted to, their authenticity depending on the statement 

 of a Chinaman. 



134. Phyllopneuste tenellipes (Swinh.) ; P. Z. S. 1863, 

 p. 295. 



Phylloscopus tenellipes, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 53. 

 Amoy ; Pekin (David). 



135. Phyllopneuste coronata (Temm. & Schleg.); Ibis, 

 1863, p. 307 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 297. 



Phylloscopus coronatus, Ibis, 1860, p. 54, 1861, p. 330, 1863, 

 p. 93; P. Z. S. 1862, p. 317. 

 Amoy ; Pekin (David). 



136. Phyllopneuste xanthodryas, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1863, 

 p. 296. 



Amoy. 



137. Phyllopneuste plumbeitarsus, Swinh. Ibis, 1870, 

 p. 345 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 296. 



Phylloscopus plumtjeitarsus, Ibis, 1861, p. 330. 



A small species with short thick bill and small feet ; lesser and 

 greater wing-coverts both tipped with yellow, forming a double bar 

 across the wing; primary quill - 6 in. long, second one third of an 

 inch shorter than the third. 



Pekin ; Hainan. 



138. Phyllopneuste borealis, Blasius, Naumannia, 1858, 

 p. 313; Ibis, 1862, p. 68. 



Phylloscopus sylvicultrix, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 53, 1866, pp. 135, 

 295, 394. 



