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dark bars on the mantle narrower than the latter; this difference 

 may be sexual, however. 



25. COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA Temminck and Schlegel 



Coturniw vulgaris japonica Temminok and Schlegel, Fauna Japon., Aves, 1842, 

 p. 103, pi. 61 (Japan). 



One male and one female, Eastern Tombs, December 21-23. 



26. CROSSOPTILON AURITUM (Pallas) 



Phasianus auritus Pallas, Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat., vol. 2, 1827, p. 86 (Interior of 

 China). 



One male and two females, 120 miles south of Lanchow, Kansu, 

 July 27 and August 2. 



One of the specimens marked as a female is probably a male, as it 

 has a blunt spur on the tarsus. This being the case, the only differ- 

 ence between the sexes is the somewhat larger size and the presence 

 of a blunt spur on the tarsus in the males. 



27. PUCRASIA XANTHOSPILA XANTHOSPILA Gray 



Pucrasia xanthospila Geay, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, p. 259, pi. 20 (Mt& 

 N. W. of Peking). 



Two males and two females. Eastern Tombs, Chihli, January 7. 



28. PHASIANUS COLCHICUS ALASCHANICUS Alpheraky and Bianchi 



Phasianus aiashanicus Alph:&raky and Bianchi, Ann. Mus. Zool. St. Peters- 

 burg, vol. 12, pt. 4, 1908, pp. 434, 452 (Alashan). 



Two males, 157 miles west-northwest of Paotow, April 3 ; one male, 

 210 miles west of Paotow, Inner Mongolia, April 17. 



These specimens have a complete white collar. They resemble 

 specimens I have been identifying as P. c. kiangsuensis from Shensi, 

 but have the mantle and flanks yellow ocher or lighter, instead of 

 a fiery cinnamon rufous; the red margins to the scapulars much 

 narrower. 



29. PHASIANUS COLCHICUS STRAUCHI Przewalski 



Phasianus colcMciis strauchi Pezewalski, Mongol i Strana Tangut, vol. 2, 



1876, p. 119, pi. 17 (Mts. of Kansu) ; Rowley's Orn. Misc., vol. 2, pt. 10, 



1877, p. 417 (transl.). 



Eight males, 2 females, and 2 downy young, from 30 miles east- 

 southeast to 140 miles south of Lanchow, July 16-September 16; 

 1 male, 25 miles northwest of Sining, August 8; 1 female, 10 miles 

 southeast of Labrang, August 31; 2 males without labels, all from 

 Kansu. 



