SOME NEW ADDITIONS TO AVIFAUNA OF YUNNAN. 



Two females (Oct. 3, iS) from Mongtsz. 



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36. Pcricroeotus cantonensis Swinh. 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., IV, p. 84; Oates, Fauna, Brit. Ind., BdV, I, p. 490; Swinhoe, P.Z. 

 S., 187 1, p. 378; David et Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 107. 



Four males (April 8, io, 24, 24) and two females (April 24 ; Oct. 21) 

 ■from Mongtsz. 



37. fwraucalits ntacii Lesson. 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., IV, p. 34; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind. Bds., I. p. 496; Anderson, 

 Yunnan Exp., p. 647. 



One male specimen (March 3) from Chih Ping. 



Measurements. 



Culmen 



Wing 



Tail 



Tarsus 



1.1 mm. 



7.5 mm. 



5.65 mm. 



1.05 mm. 



The specimen before us differs in some details of character from the 

 typical species. Besides being somewhat larger, it shows no distinct white 

 edge on secondaries, nor a distinct transverse line of grey on the edge of 

 wing. 



Family Dicruridae. 



38. Dicrurus lettcogenys (Waiden)."' 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., III, p. 251; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Bds., I, p. 317 ; Buchanan 

 ■ Imcogenys Wald., David et Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 108 pi. 77; Swinhoe, P. Z. S., 1871, p. 378. 



One male (Oct. 9) and one female (Oct. 14) collected at Mongtsz. 



Family Laniidae. 



39. Pleruthiua ntelanoiis Hodgs. 



Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Bds., I, p. 226; Petreryturius melanolis (Hodgs.) Gadow, Cat. B. Br. 

 Mus., VIII, p. 117. 



* Sharpe and Oates have stated that the range of distribution of this species extends to 

 Japan, but, to our knowledge it seems to have never yet been obtained in that country. 



