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104. MONTICOLA SAXATILIS (Linnaeus) 



Turdus sawatilis Linnaeus, Sys. Nat., ed. 12, 1766, p. 294 (" Helvetiae, Austriae, 

 Borussiae montibus"). 



One male, 30 miles northwest of Ninghsia, Kansu, May 27. 



There is only one adult male from Europe (Italy) available for 

 comparison. It is darker above and on the breast than the Kansu 

 bird ; there is little, if any, difference in size. 



105. CHAIMARRORNIS LEUCOCEPHALA (Vigors) 



Phoenicura leucocephala Vigors, Proc. Zool. Soe. London, 1831, p. 35 (Hima- 

 laya). 



A good series from Kansu (from 15 miles east-southeast to 140 

 miles south of Lanchow, July 12-September 3; 30 to 40 miles west 

 of Sining, August 12-17). 



In the series there are a number of young and immature; three 

 young (taken August 17, 20, and September 3) have short, stumpy 

 tails and could not have left the nest very long. Strange to say 

 they are remarkably like the adult, except the breast is black and the 

 abdomen only tinged with cinnamon-rufous and apparently lack the 

 spotted plumage of other members of the family. The rufous breast 

 is assumed at the first winter plumage. 



106. RHYACOKNIS FULIGINOSA FULIGINOSA (Vigors) 

 Phoenicura fuligmosa Vigoes, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1831, p. 35 (Himalaya). 



Two males and one female, 120 miles south of Lanchow, Kansu, 

 July 21-August 11. 



These specimens are in worn plumage ; they, along with a specimen 

 from Tai-pai-shan District, Shensi, are duskier than a series from 

 Yunnan. Two males from Fukien are much lighter and probably 

 belong to Rhyacomis fuliginosa tenuirostris?^ 



107. PHOENICURUS OCHRURUS RUFIVENTRIS (Vieillot) 



Oenanthe rufiventris Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat, vol. 21, 1818, p. 431 

 (Bengal). 



Four males and a young in the spotted plumage, Kansu (15 and 

 30 miles northwest of Ninghsia, Holanshan Mountains, May 12-17; 

 Lanchow, July 6; and 100 miles southwest of Lanchow, August 30). 



The male, taken August 30, is a bird of the year and is molting 

 into the first winter plumage which is apparently going to be 

 identical with that of the adult. The spotted young was taken 

 July 6. 



^^ Ohimarrornis fuliginosa tenuirostris Stresemann, Journ. fiir Orn., 1923, p. 364 

 (Siuhang, Kwangtung). 



