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and the stripes on the head, throat, and neck heavier. The 

 tail also is darker and is conspicuously barred. Wing 93 mm. 

 Iris hazel ; bill brown, base of lower mandible yellow ; legs 

 dusky reddish-yellow. 



Type. S , Hokow, S.E. Yunnan, 4 Feb., 1921. 



Haringtonia perniger sinensis, subsp. nov. 



Very near H. perniger o£ Hainan, but pure black, the 

 glossy edging of the feathers of the upper parts no tnearly so 

 well developed and wanting the green gloss so apparent in 

 H. perniger. Bill and legs coral-red. 



Type. J , Hokow, S.E. Yunnan, 15 March, 1921. 



Cryptolopha castaneiceps laurentei, subsp. nov. 



Near Cryptolopha c. sinensis of Fohkien, but differing in 

 the shade of the yellow of the underparts, which is a little 

 paler with a decided green tinge, in having some white in 

 the centre of the underparts ju!«t below the grey breast, and 

 in the darkest markings on the nape, which are pure black. 

 Wing 51 mm. Iris dark brown ; upper mandible brown, 

 lower mandible orange ; legs flesh-colour, reddish, or dull 

 reddish-grey. 



Type. $ , Mengtsz, S.E. Yunnan, 21 March, 1923 . 



Suya crinigera bangsi, subsp. nov. 



Near S. c.yunnanensis, but in the summer plumage differing 

 in being of a much lighter brown above. In the winter 

 plumage it has darker striations on the head. Bill large, as 

 in West- Yunnan birds. Wing 53 mm. 



Type, c??, Mengtsz, S.E.Yunnan (4000 ft.), 19 Sept., 

 1920. 



Suya crinigera parvirostris, subsp. nov. 



■Male (breeding) . Differs markedly from summer examples 

 of S. c. yunnanensis by the sharp striations of the upper parts, 

 the head being clearly and narrowly streaked with rich browrt 

 on a grey ground, and all the markings of the upper parts 

 almost as well indicated as in winter birds. 



