1900.] THE BIRDS OF HAINAN. 489 



3 . " Iris straw-yellow ; bill and feet greenish yellow." — J. W. 

 This is the first time this Chinese species has been procured in 

 Hainan. 



142. Asio ACCIPITR1NUS. 



Asio accipitrinus (Pall.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. ii. p. 234 

 (1875). 



OtvA bracliyotus, Steph. ; Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen, xii. 

 pp. 299,320(1892). 



Hartlaub records a specimen from North Hainan. 



143. ClRCUS SPILONOTUS. 



Circus spilonotus, Kaup ; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 87 ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 58 (1874) ; Styan, Ibis, 1893, p. 433. 



Swinhoe observed this species near the city of Ting-gan on the 

 15th of February and also in the neighbourhood of Kiung-chu in 

 North Hainan. 



Styan records it from the interior of South-west Hainan. 



144. Circus melanoleucus. 



Circus melanoleucus (Forst.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus.i. p. 61 

 (1874); Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen, xii. pp. 299, 321 (1892). 



Hartlaub records an adult male from North Hainan. 



145. Circus macrurus. 



Circus macrurus (Gmel.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 67 

 (1874) ; Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen, xii. pp. 299, 322 (1892), 

 xiv. p. 369 (1898). 



Hoihow, North Hainan, 19th December (Hartlaub). 



146. *LoPHOSPIZA TRIVIRGATA. 



Astur trivirgatus (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 105 

 (1874). 



" Iris straw ; cere greenish yellow ; bill black, base of lower 

 mandible bluish ; feet dull yellow." — J. W. 



I consider that Kaup is fully justified in distinguishing this bird 

 from Astur, the long occipital crest and half-feathered tarsi being 

 characters of importance. 



This is the first time this species has been recorded from Hainan. 



147. Circus ^eruginosus. 



Circus ceruginosus (Linn.) ; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 87 ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 69 (1874) ; Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen, 

 xiii. pp. 299, 321 (1892) ; Styan, Ibis, 1893, p. 433; Hartl. Abh. 

 nat. Ver. Bremen, xiv. p. 369 (1898). 



North Hainan, 15th February (StvinJioe Sf Hartlaub). 

 Leimumon, northern slope of the mountains of South-west 

 Hainan (Hartlaub <Sf Styan). 



