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Remarks. — As Collocalia has not been recorded from Central China, it is note- 

 •worthy that Zappey took two distinct species in the province of Hupeh, and that 

 both are well-defined new forms. When in Washington recently the junior author 

 had the great advantage of being able, in company with Mr. Oberholser, to com- 

 pare these birds with ample material, and at a time when the specific differences 

 of this difficult group were still vivid to Mr. Oberholser. 



Turdus cardis lateus, subsp. nov. 



Ti/pe. — GoW. M. C. Z., No. 50,015, adult $, I-chang, Hupeh, China, April 27, 

 1907. W. R. Zappey. 



Characters. — Similar to true Turdus cardis Temminck of Japan, but differing 

 in the head being slaty, instead of brownish, black ; the black of head sharply 

 defined against the dark gray of the neck and back (in true T. cardis the back is 

 usually much mottled with black, often nearly wholly black, and the line between 

 the black of the head and the gray of the back is never sharply defined) ; black 

 spots on breast and abdomen much smaller and more sparse ; sides wholly dark 

 gray ; under wing coverts darker and more uniform (even in the young) rufous. 



3Ieasurements of the type, wing, 119 ; tail, 77.5 ; tarsus, 31.5 ; culmen, 21. 



Remarks. — True Turdus cardis of Japan is supposed to winter in southeastern 

 China, but so far as we know no thrush allied to T. cardis has been recorded as 

 breeding in or near central China. Mr. Zappey, however, took specimens includ- 

 ing young in nestling plumage at I-chaug in April, June, and July, thus establish- 

 ing the fact, tliat a race of Turdus cardis does breed in the region of the upper 

 Yaugtsz. 



Parus major artatus, subsp. nov. 



Ti/pe. — Coll. M. C. Z., No. 50,000, adult ^ , I-chang, Hupeh, China, March 

 1, 1907. W. R. Zappey. 



Characters. — Similar to Parus major minor (Temminck and Schlegel) of Japan, 

 but with uuderparts on each side of central black streak, pinkish or buffy white 

 (in P. m. minor yellowish white) ; back duller, less greenish-yellow, more grayish, 

 tlie rump wholly gray. Of about the same size as P. m. minor. 



Measurements of the type, wing, 69.5 ; tail, 58 ; tarsus, 18 ; culmen, 10.5. 



Remarks. — As regards the other two allied subspecies : P. m. tibetamis Har- 

 tert is said to have much more white in the tail thau P. m. minor, which is not 

 the case with the I-chang birds ; and P. m. commixtus Swinhoe, from Amoy and 

 southern China, is smaller. 



Nucifraga hemispila macella, subsp. nov. 



Type. — Coll. M. C. Z., No. 50,012, adult $ , Hsien-slian-hsien, Hupeh, China, 

 7,000 feet, December 11, 1907. W. R. Zappey. 



Characters. — Very similar to the Himalayan, true N. hemispila Vigors, but 

 smaller, with a shorter and thicker bill ; and more heavily spotted, above and be- 

 low, with larger spots of white. 



Measurements of the type, wing, 126; tail, 137; tarsus, 38; culmen, 37.5. 



