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males taken in September, and October and may have been migrants, though 
they appear to belong to the same form as the others. 
It is with some hesitation that we refer these breeding birds from central 
and western China to P. t. prjewalskii, as they are rather smaller than that form, 
judged by the measurements given by Hartert in Die végel der palaiarktischen 
fauna. On the other hand they are too large to be placed with P. t. stejnegeri 
Parrot. 
It is probable that they are about intermediate between the two, though 
perhaps nearer P. t. prjewalskvi than to P. t. stejnegeri. 
OREICOLA FERREA HARINGTONI Hartert. 
Five specimens, adults of both sexes, Tawan, Hsientientze, and Kwangpow, 
Hupeh, and Luluping, western Szechwan, spring, and summer. 
SYLVIIDAE. 
LocUSTELLA LANCEOLATA (Temminck). 
Four females, Ichang, Hupeh, September, October, and November. 
ANTELIOCICHLA BISTRIGICEPS (Swinhoe). 
Two adults, male and female, Ichang, Hupeh, September, and October. 
ANTELIOCICHLA AGRICOLA CONCINENS (Swinhoe). 
One adult male, in rather worn breeding plumage, Hsientientze, Hupeh, 
5,500 feet, June 3, 1907. 
ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS MAGNIROSTRIS (Swinhoe). 
Five adults, both sexes, Ichang, Hupeh, June. These birds were breeding 
in the reed-beds of the river, and are in rather worn plumage. They appear 
to represent this form and not A. inexpectatus; the wing in the male is well over 
80 mm. and the 2nd primary falls between the 3rd and 4th in length; the color 
of the upper parts moreover, is decidedly olive-brown. 
We, however, recognize Swinhoe’s name for the Chinese bird, separating 
it from the Japanese A. arundinaceus orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel) on 
account of its decidedly heavier bill and slightly larger size. 
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