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17. (10) Pica pica sericea. The Chinese Magjne. 



P. sericea, Gould, P.Z.S., 1845, p. -2 {Amoy, China). 

 Shan States, Kachin Hills into China. 



18. (11) Pica pica bottanensis. The Black-rumped Magpie. 



P. bottanensis, Deless., Rev. ZooL, 184:0, p. 100 {Butan). 

 N.-E. Sikkim into Tibet. 



19. (12) Urocissa erythrorhyncha erythrorhyncha- The 



Chinese Red-billed Blue Magpie. 

 Corvus erythrorhynchus, Ghnel., Sys. Nat. i, p. 372 (1788), 

 (China). 



Yunnan into China. 



20. (12) Urocissa erythrorhyncha occipitalis. The Red- 



hilled Blue Magpie. 

 Psilorhiuus occipitalis. Bhjth, J. A. S. B, tv, p. 27 

 (1846), (N. W. Himalayas). 

 N. W. Himalayas to Assam. 



21. (12) Urocissa erythrorhyncha magnimstris- The Bur- 



mese Red-billed Blue ^fagpie. 

 Psilorhinus magnirostris, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xv., p. 27 

 (1846), {Ya Ma Dong ML). 

 Burma and Siam. 



22. (13) Urocissa flavirostris flavirostris. The Yellow- 



billed Blue Magpie. 

 Psilorhinus fiSLVivostvis, Blyth, J . A. S. B. a»., ^. 28 (1846) 

 {Darjiling) . 



N.-E. Himalayas to Nepal, Sikkim and Tibet. 



23. (13) Urocissa flavirostris cucullata. The Western Yel- 



low-billed Blue Magpie. 

 U. cucullata, Gould, B.ofA. V.,pl. 51 (1861). (Ktilu Valley). 

 N.-W. Himalayas and W. Nepal. 



24. (14) Cissa chinensis chinensis. The Green Magpie. 



Coracias chinensis, Bodd., Tabl. Pl. En., p. 38 (1783), 

 (China). 



India and Burma to China. 



25. (15) Cissa ornata. The Cetjlon Magpie. 



Pica ornata, Wagler, Lsis, 1829, p. 749 (Ceylon). 

 Ceylon. 



26. (16) Dendrocitta vagabunda. The Indian Tree-Pie. 



Coracias vagabunda. Lath. Ind. Orn. i., p. 171 (1790), 

 (India), (Calcutta.) 

 India, Burma and S. China. 



27. (17) Dendrocitta Ieuco?:astra. The Southern Tree-Pie. 



D. leucogastra, Gould, P. Z. 8., 1833, p. 57 (Malabar Coast). 

 Southern India, North to the Wynaad Hills. 



