collected in South China. 587 
Iris yellow-brown. Total length (a, d) 6 inches, ( b , c) 7 
inches. 
~f~42. ClSTICOLA GRACILIS. 
Cisticola qracilis (Frankl.) : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. 
p. 258 (1883). 
a. S ad. Ching-tung, Yunnan, 9 March, 1899. 
Iris brown. Total length 5 inches. 
f^43. Turdus fuscatus. 
Turdus fuscata Pail. ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, p. 155 
(1877). 
Merula fuscata (Pall.); Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. 
p. 262 (1881). 
a. S ad. Near Pu-an-ting, West Kweichu, 29 January, 
1899. 
Iris dark brown. Total length 10 inches. 
44. Monticola cyanus. 
Monticola cyanea (Linn.) ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, 
p. 163 (1877) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. p. 316 
(1881). 
a. [ S ] a d. Near Yunnan city, East Yunnan, 29 February, 
1899. 
b. S ad. Near Mong-sen, South Yunnan, 22 March, 1899. 
Iris dark brown. Total length 9 inches. 
45. Pratincola maura. 
Pratincola indica Blyth ; David & Oustal. Ois. Chine, 
p. 167 (1877). 
Pratincola maura (Pall.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. 
p. 188 (1879). 
a. S ad. Chen-ning, South Kweichu, 18 January, 1899. 
b. ? ad. Near Pu-an-ting, South-west Kweichu, 29 Jan¬ 
uary, 1899. 
c. S ad. Near Mong-sen, South Yunnan, 29 March, 1899. 
Iris dark brown. Total length 5-5 5 inches. 
46. Pratincola caprata. 
Pratincola caprata (Linn.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
iv. p. 195 (1879). 
