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Biddulph during the late Yarkand mission, and it is by no 
means certain whether the bird recorded by Dr. Adams (P. Z. S., 
1859, p. 182), under the name of P. flammeus, was this species 
or P. brevirostris. 
11.—Pericrocotus griseigularis. 
Hab. Formosa; abundant in the hilly parts of the north- 
west of the island (Swinhoe) : Fokien province, South China 
(Swinhoe). 
In the group (8), species with white-tipped tails, I recognize 
four, viz :— 
12. P. cinereus. 
13. P. cantonensis. 
14, P. erythropygius. 
15. P. albifrons. 
12.—Pericrocotus cinereus. 
Hab. South Amoorland; upper half of the mouths of 
Ussuri River (Schrenk) ; common in September between Takoo 
and Peking ; in South China only seen and heard in seasons of 
migration : it passes its summer in North of China, occurring 
even in Amoorland, and in early autumn turns down the 
Coast to Amoy and Canton, whence it wings its ways across the 
sea touching the south of Formosa, to the Phillippines for its 
winter quarters” (Swinhoe) : Formosa (Swinhoe) : Saigon, 
Cochin China, (Mus. Brit.) : Malacca (Sérickland) : Tenasserim, 
(Hume) Penang (Blyth) : Sumatra (Bote) : Luzon, probably 
only a winter visitant in the Phillippines (Walden). 
13.—Pericrocotus cantonensis. 
Hab. Pretty common near Canton (Swinhoe) ; northwards 
to Foochow, and westwards to Szechuen (Swizhoe.) 
14.—Pericrocotus erythropygius. 
‘ T have found this Minivet extensively spread throughout 
India, but everywhere rare. I first procured it at Ajuntch, 
near Jalna ; I afterwards saw it near Hyderabad ; again near 
Segoor at, the foot of the Neilgherries, and since in Bundelkund. 
Latham, too, describes it as the ‘Cawnpore Flycatcher, so that 
it probably extends into the North-Western Provinces through 
the jungles of Gwalior ; and since the above was written, Colonel 
Tytler informs me that it is common about Delhi (Jerdon) : 
not very rare in the open country about Nagpur. (Blan/jord): 
only seen west of the Wardha in South-Hast Berar, and 
there not often (Blanford) : tree jungles near to Marot and 
Koochamun, but never obtained at Sambhur (Adam) : Catch, 
