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Characters— Somewhat like I. milni David of Fokien but ea 
coverts grey instead of white; whole top of head and hind neck bril- 
liant mars-orange (Ridgway, 1912) forming a cap sharply contrastec 
with the olive-colored mantle; lower back, rump, and upper tail 
coverts medal bronze instead ae ‘golden olive” (David). 
Measurements: wing, 99, culmen, 17, tarsus, 40, tail feathers, 107. 
POMATORHINUS MACCLELLANDI ODICUS, subehae nov. 
7 specimens, Shi-ping, Feb., June, Aug., Sept., Oct. 
Type: — & adult, ieeane! M. C. Z., No. 61,999, 22 June} 1911. 
Characters.— Differs from both true P. m. macclellandi Jerdon fra ‘_ 
As:am and P. m. gravivox David from central China in having sides, - 
flanks, and under tail coverts uniform rich orange rufous. Throat 
and foreneck unspotted as in true macclellandi, thus differing from 
gravivon. 
Measurements: 
wing culmen tarsus tail feathers 
of 61,999 84 28 30 93 
oh 62,000 90 30 a5 90 
ro 62,001 87 29 36 95 
eA 62,002 86 28 34 96 
ee 62,003 87 27 37 90 
2 62,004 89 29 36 95 
ei 62,005 90 — 30 34 95 
POMATORHINUS RUFICOLLIS RECONDITUS, subsp. nov. 
9 specimens, Mengtsze, Mar., rege Nov.; Shi-ping, March; 
kouchai, Feb. 
Type:— adult 3, M. C. Z.'No. 62, 046, Mengtsze, 22 Novemb 
1910. | 
Characters. — Similar to true P. ruficollis Hodgson of the E inne la~ 
layas and to P. ruficollis styant Seebohm of the Yangtsze Valley, | 
differng from both in the co'or of the bill which is wholly a 
except for a small dusky patch at base of upper mandible; in- 
differing from true ruficollis in being much more olivaceous andl 
reddish brown above, tail and wings more olivaceous and less reddish 
brown; stripes on breast much more distinct and in the adult bi 
ferruginous; from styni the new form differs in color in being 
