1900.] THE BIRDS OF HAINAN. 469 



xii. pp. 299, 309 (1892); Styan, Ibis, 1893, p. 431 ; Hartl. Abh. 

 nat. Ver. Bremen, xiv. p. 361 (1898). 

 Everywhere a common species (Swinhoe). 



39. *DlC J ETJM MINTJLLTJM. 



Dicceum minullum, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 240 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. x. p. 47 (1885). 



This species, hitherto known only from the unique type specimen 

 which was dropped in the streets of London and lost (see Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. p. 47. footnote), is represented by a male in 

 the present collection. 



40. *ZoSTEBOPS PALPEBROSA. 



Zosterops palpebrosa (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. ix. 

 p. 165 (1884). 



Zosterops simplex, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 331 (S. China) ; id. 

 Ibis, 1870, p. 348 (Hainan). 



Zosterops neglecta, Seebohm, Bull. B. O. C. vol. i. p. xxvi (1893) ; 

 id. Ibis, 1893, pp. 219, 258 (E. Java). 



The Silver-eye from China and Hainan differs somewhat from 

 typical Z. palpebrosa from India in having the sides of the breast 

 and the flanks much less conspicuously washed with grey. 



There is an example of Z. palpebrosa in the British Museum 

 Collection, labelled " Laccadives, Hume Coll." This bird is per- 

 fectly similar in plumage to Z. neglecta, Seebohm, from East Java. 

 The latter appears to me to be indistinguishable from examples 

 of Z. palpebrosa from China and Hainan — that is to say, from 

 Z. simplex of Swinhoe. 



" Iris light brown, bill black, base of lower mandible pale blue, 

 feet greyish green." — J. W. 



Met with in all parts of the island (SivinJwe). 



41. *Partjs cinereus. 



Parus cinereus, Vieill. ; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 348 ; Gradow, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 16 (1883). 



Three Tits from the Five-Finger Mrs., Hainan, differ slightly 

 from typical P. cinereus in having the sides and flanks pure white, 

 but this difference appears to me to be too slight to warrant their 

 separation. 



" Iris and bill black, feet greyish lead-colour." — J. W. 



42. * Lanius schach. 



Lanius schach, Linn. : Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 240 ; Gradow, Cat. 

 B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 261 (1883); Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen, 

 xii. pp. 299, 312 (1892). 



" <$ . Iris brown, bill and feet black." — J. W. 



Appears to be fairly common. 



43. Lanius superciliosus. 



Lanius superciliosus, Lath. ; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. 



