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Hab. Hills east of Leng-yueh, W. Yunnan, 7000 feet 

 (G. Rippon). Type in Mus. Brit. 



Babax victori^ n. sp. 

 Similis B. lanceolato, sed major, macula genali nigra, pileo 

 rufo, plumis medialiter lato nigro striatis ; rostro saturate 

 corneo, pedibus corneis pallidioribus, iride flava. Long, 

 tot. circa 1L0, culm. L2, alse 4'0, caudae 4'8, tarsi 15. 

 Hab. Mt. Victoria, S. Chin Hills, 9300 feet, April 14, 

 1904 (G. Rippon) . Type in Mus. Brit. 



Ixops poliotis, n. sp. 

 Similis I. waldeni, sed pileo nigricante, cristse plumis 

 nigris, obsolete cinereo fitnbriatis, regione parotica 

 schistacea nee dilute cinerea, nigro striolata. Long. 

 tot. circa 8 - 5 3 culm. 0'85, alse 3'7, cauda? 3*3, tarsi 1*3. 

 Hab. Mt. Victoria, 7000-8000 feet, March 24, 1904 

 (G. Rippon). Type in Mus. Brit. 



GrARRULUS HAR1NGTONI, n. Sp. 



Ad. Similis G. sinensi, sed pileo distincte nigro striolato, 



mento albicante, fronte basali et facie laterali palli- 



dioribus, albicantioribus distinguendus. Long. tot. 



circa 13 - 0, culm. 1*3, alse 7'0, caudse 5*6, tarsi 1*6. 



Hab. Mt. Victoria, S. Chin Hills, 5200 feet, April 26, 



1904 (G. Rippon). Type in Mus. Brit. 



Mr. Meade-Waldo, Treasurer of the " Kite Fund," 

 stated that when he took over the Secretaryship from 

 Mr. Witherby, early this spring, he at once wrote to 

 Dr. Salter. The latter replied that he considered the 

 subject had been so well ventilated during the last two years 

 that the chances of success were greater than they had been 

 before, provided the watchers were sufficiently well paid. 

 So far as he could ascertain, there were three pairs of 

 Kites and one or two odd birds. Later, he wrote to say 

 that there were three nests, but that one had been robbed. 

 On June 21st he wrote that two nests had been well watched 

 night and day, and that each contained two young nearly 

 ready to fly. Mr. Meade-Waldo stated that if these young 



