81 [Vol. xliii. 



Emberiza cia styani, subsp. nov. 



Nearest to Emh. cia janlcowsMif which it resembles in the 

 colour o£ the mantle. The latter bird, however, has much 

 narrower dark brown shaft-streaks. It differs from jan- 

 howskii in the tint of the lower back and upper tail-coverts, 

 which are somewhat more rufous. The crown is mostly- 

 chestnut with a narrow coronal stripe of dull grey mixed 

 with chestnut. The superciliary stripe, tips of ear-coverts, 

 cheeksj sides of neck, throat, and breast are grey, of a light 

 but much duller shade than in the northern bird. The under- 

 parts are slightly darker. This bird differs from Emh. cia 

 yunnanensis in being nmch larger and much paler all over, 

 and from Emh. cia omissa in the pale colour of the back and 

 larger size. 



Wing S6 mm., tail 81 mm. 



Ti/pe. S ad., Sungpan, N.W. Szechuen, Nov. 1897. 



Named in honour of Mr. F. W. Styan. 



Alcippe nipalensis schaeflferi, subsp. nov. 



Resembles A. n. hueti of Fohkien very closely, but the 

 grey of the head is a little darker, of a purer tint, and the 

 sides of the head are also of a purer and more imiform shade 

 of grey. The flanks are slightly more olivaceous. The dark 

 superciliary streak, which is generally very apparent in 

 A. hueti, is almost absent in the S.E. Yunnan bird. Two or 

 three of my specimens have the throat strongly washed with 

 ochre. A. n. davidi Styan, of West Central China, has paler 

 underparts, a more brownish head, and no superciliary stripe. 

 Soft parts of S.E. Yunnan birds : iris dark crimson, bill 

 black or blackish, legs pale or dark brown. 



14 ex. S.E. Yunnan^ wing 66-71 mm., average 68 mm. 



17 „ Fokhien, „ 65-69 „ „ 66 „ 



Named in honour of Monsieur Schaeffer, engineer in the 

 " Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de I'Indo-Chine et du 

 Yunnan," to whom I am much indebted for his kind hospi- 

 tality and assistance. 



T>/pe. (^?, Milati, S.E. Yunnan, mid. Jan., 1921. 



