AET. 15 BIRDS COLLECTED IN CENTRAL CHINA ^EILEY 9 



The United States National Museum has two poor males from 

 the type locality (Sungpan) of P. c. suehchanensis Bianchi; they 

 differ from the above Kansu series in having the morocco red chest 

 band much less fully developed and are really intermediate between 

 this form and P. c. elegans. 



The present form resembles P. c. elegans; the principal difference 

 is that the shining bronzy green of the chest of that form is crossed 

 in P. G. strauchi by a band of shining bronzy morocco red. None of 

 the males in the series has a very long tail. 



The summer males have the mantle a lighter red and the tails 

 much lighter and the bars narrower than in fall birds; in fact the 

 tails in the fall are of an entirely different color, the middle feathers 

 sort of a sanford's brown, between the black bars, fading to drab 

 with a little trace of brown by summer. 



The downy chicks were taken August 25. 



30. SYBMATICUS REEVESH (Gray) 



Phasianus reevesii Gray, Griffith's Anim. Kingcl., vol. 8, (Aves. 3), 1823, p. 25 

 (China). 



Three males and four females, Eastern Tombs, Chihli, January 

 and May. 



31. CHRYSOLOPHUS PICTUS (Linnaeus) 



Phasianus pictus Linnaeus, Sys. Nat., ed. 10, 1758, p. 158 (China). 



One native made male skin purchased in New Taochow, Kansu, 

 supposed to have come from the Szechwan border. 



Family RALLIDAE 



RAILS, COOTS, ETC. 

 32. FULICA ATRA ATRA Linnaeus 



Fulica atra Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1758, p. 152 (Sweden). 



One female, 45 miles northwest of; 1 male and 1 female, 15 miles 

 south-southwest of; and 1 male, 25 miles south-southwest of Ningh- 

 sia. May 10, June 5, and 6; 1 male, 1 female, and 1 young not able 

 to fly, Lanchow, June 24. These birds are pale and the frontal 

 shield is much swollen. 



Family GRUIDAE 



CRANES 

 33. ANTHROPOIDES VIRGO (Linnaeus) 

 Ardea virgo Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1758, p. 141. (In Oriente.) 



One female, 30 miles west of Ninghsia, Kansu, June 1. 

 2600—30 2. 



