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Show 1871.] MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. 349 which, being thrown into vibration, may be expelled to produce louder sound." 83. UPUPA CEYLONENSIS, Reichenbach; Blyth, Ibis, 1866, p. 366, 1870, p. 91. Upupa longirostris, Jerdon, Birds of India, i. p. 393. Hainan. Also from Java and Ceylon (Cabanis); Siam and Burmab. My skins from Hainan agree perfectly with a specimen from Burmah sent me by Mr. Blyth. 84. .ETHOPYGA CHRISTIN-E, Swinh. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 4th ser. vol. iv. p. 436 ; Ibis, 1870, p. 236. Hainan. 85. .ETHOPYGA ABRII, J. Verr. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1867, p. 173, pl. 15. Western Szechuen (David) ; Western Yunnan (Anderson). 86. ARACHNECHTHRA RHIZOPHOR/E, Swinh. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 4th ser. vol. iv. p. 436 ; Ibis, 1870, p. 237. Hainan. To distinguish this from its ally A. flammaxillaris, Blyth, I gave the character of its frontal feathers being iridescent like its throat. M. Jules Verreaux, however, has a specimen from Penang with the forehead showing a few feathers of the same mark. A more constant distinguishing character would appear to be the paleness and dinginess of the yellow of the belly and underparts in our bird as contrasted with the bright yellow of the same in its ally. 87. DIC-EUM CRUENTATUM, L.; Ibis, 1867, p. 405, 1868, p. 63, 1870, p. 239. Fokien ; Hongkong ; Hainan. 88. DIC-EUM MINULLUM, Swinh. Ibis, 1870, p. 240. Hainan. 89. MYZANTHE IGNIPECTUS, Hodgs. Tingchow (Fokien Province). I would here note that a specimen of Piprisoma agile, Tickell, from India, collected by Mr. Beavan, seems to me undistinguishable from another of Prionochilus obso-letus (Miill. & Schleg.) from Flores, collected by Mr. Wallace. 90. ZOSTEROPS SIMPLEX, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1862, p. 317, 1863, pp. 203, 297; Ibis, 1863, p. 294, 1866, p. 121, 1870, p. 348. Zosterops, sp., Zool. 1858, p. 6229. Zosterops japonicus, Ibis, 1860, pp. 55 & 131, 1861, p. 35. Hainan to Wanchow, and in Formosa. |