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“mediate, as might be expected on geographical grounds, between the 
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af The three races may be briefly defined as follows :— 
1. Pericrocotus brevirostris brevirostris (Vigors). 
-Range.— Eastern Himalayas from Sikkim and Assam, through 
Manipur etc. to Tenasserim. 
Characters — Adult ¢ with the red of underparts and rump intense 
searlet, sometimes almost scarlet-red; under wing coverts and axil- 
lars Grenadine red. . 
2. Perterocotus brevirostris flavillaceus, subsp. nov. 
Type: — Adult ~, M.C. Z. No. 24,146, Koolloo Valley, northern 
India. M. M. Carleton. 
Range.— More western Himalayas and Plains of India. 
Characters— Adult ¢ with the red of underparts and rump, in- 
cluding the under wing coverts and axillars Grenadine red. 
3. Pericrocotus brevirostris ethologus, subsp. nov. 
Type: — Adult 3, M. C. Z., No. 51,487, Hsienshan, Hupeh, China, 
May 28, 1907, W. R. Zappey. 
| Range.— Central, western, and northern China. (Birds from south- 
ern Yunnan are not typical). 
Characters— Adult # with the red of underparts and rump, flame 
scarlet, much mixed with orange on chest, and with white on belly; 
under wing coverts and axillars much yellower than in the other 
forms — orange-chrome; throat decidedly more greyish black than 
in the other races. 
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PERICROCOTUS ROSEUS (Vieillot). 
2 &’s, Mengtsze, March, Oct. 
* PERICROCOTUS CANTONENSIS Swinhoe. 
6 specimens, Mengtsze, April, Oct. 
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* CAMPOPHAGA LUGUBRIS (Sundeval). 
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| 3 specimens, Mengtsze, March, Oct. 
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| CAMPOPHAGA MELANOPTERA (Riippell). 
_ | 8specimens, Mengtsze, March, April, May, Oct. 
