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Cryptolopha burkii cognita, subsp. nov. 



Near C. hurkii burkii of India, but brighter green above 

 and with brighter yellow underparts. Sides o£ the head of 

 the same bright green as the crown, the eye-ring broad and 

 interrupted above the eye. 



Wing, (J 55-59 5, ? 52-56 mm. 



Tt/pes. c? , Kuatun, N.W. Fohkien, 6 April, 1898. (La 

 Touche Coll.) 

 ? , Kuatun, N.W. Fohkien, 6 April, 1898. (B.M. 

 Coll.) 



"V Orthotomus sutorius inexpectatus, subsp. nov. 



Hesembles 0. s. phyllorrhapheus from Fohkien in the dark 

 shade of the upper parts, but differs from it in having the 

 back bright green and the surface of the tail green without 

 any rufous w^ash. The underparts are silky white (not pale 

 buff) tinged with buff especially on the breast, the dark grey 

 bases and edoino- of the neck and breast-feathers showino- as 

 dark streaks. The sides of the breast and the flanks are 

 pale greyish olive. 



Bill (culmen), <S 13, ? 12 mm. 



Wing, S 48-5-50, ? 45-48 mm. 



Tail, (J 50-55 (winter), 58 mm. (summer) ; $ 36-43 mm. 



The central rectrices of males shot in winter are from 

 3 to 5 mm. longer than the next pair of rectrices. One 

 example shot in summer has the middle rectrix 15 mm. 

 longer than the next pair. 



Two males shot in March at Hokow on the Red river 

 resemble the Mengtz birds in colouring, but are much 

 smaller. Culmen 12 mm., wing 44 and 46 mm., tail 46 and 

 45 mm. The central rectrices in these two birds project 

 5 and 6 mm. beyond the rest of the tail. 



Types. S , Mengtz, 18 Nov., 1920. 

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