ART. 15 BIRDS COLLECTED IN CENTRAL CHINA ^RILEY 3S 



and 2 immature males, 120 miles south of Lanchow, July 22-August 

 15; 1 immature female, 10 miles northeast of Sining, Kansu, 

 August 4. 



These have been compared with a large series from northern 

 Yunnan. They are lighter above, the black mask on the forehead 

 is not so broad, the rusty of the rump is not so extensive, and there 

 are other slight differences. They appear also to be somewhat 

 smaller. 



This is considerably north of the range given by Hartert.^^ 



139. LANIUS CRISTATUS ISABELLINUS Hemprich and Ehrenberg 



Lanius isabelUnus Hemprich and Ehuenbeeg, Symb. Phys., 1828 (1833), fol, e. 

 (Gumfuda, Arabia). 



Two males and 2 immature females, 30-45 miles west of Ninghsia ; 

 1 immature female, 120 miles south of Lanchow, Kansu, July 22. 



The immature from Lanchow is too young for correct determina- 

 tion; it is rather dark and may not belong here at all. 



Family STURNIDAE 



STARLINGS 

 140. SPODIOPSAR CINERACEUS (Temminck) 



Sturnus cineraceus Temminck, PI. Col., liv. 94, 1835, pi. 556 (Japan). 



Five males and 4 females, Lanchow, Kansu, June 24-Septem- 

 ber 21. 



141. AGROPSAR STURNINUS (Pallas) 



Gracula stmimna' Pallas, Reise Russ. Reichs, vol. 3, 1776, p. 695 (south 

 Dauria). 



Four males and one female, Lanchow, Kansu, June 26 and July 7- 

 Family FRINGILLIDAE 



SPARROWS 

 142. GHLORIS SINICA SINICA (Linnaeus) 



Fringilla sinica Linnaeus, Sys. Nat., ed. 12, vol. 1, 1766, p. 321 (China). 



Ten males from Kansu (Lanchow, July 4; 15 and 30 miles east- 

 southeast of Lanchow, July 10 and 14; 120 miles (July 26-August 

 10) and 180 miles south of Lanchow, September 1). 



While the above series is very satisfactory, there is no comparable 

 material available from south China taken at the same season. A 

 series taken mostly in fall and winter with a few summer birds 



wVogel palaark. Fauna, vol. 1, pt. 4, 1907, 451. 



