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Show 1871.] MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. 351 100. TROGLODYTES FUMIGATUS, Temm. Man. d'Ornithol. iii. p. 161. Pekin (David). 101. ORTHOTOMUS LONGICAUDA (Gm.) ; Swinh. Zool. 1858, p. 6229. Motacilla longicauda, Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1788, i. p. 954. Orthotomus phyllorrhapheus, Swinh. Ibis, I860, p. 49, 1861, p. 32, 1862, p. 258; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 294. South China. Gmelin's name applies specially to the China bird, so that its Indian ally will have to take the next in priority of its numerous synonyms. 102. PRINIA SONITANS, Swinh.; Zool. 1858, p. 6229; Ibis, 1860, p. 50, 1861, p. 32, 1863, p. 302, 1870, p. 345; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 294. South China ; Hainan ; Formosa. 103. HOREITES ROBUSTIPES, Swinh. Ibis, 1866, p. 398. Formosa. Like Horornis assimilis, Hodgs., from Nepal, but with shorter wings, much shorter tail, and longer and stronger hind claw. 104. HOREITES BRUNNEIFRONS, Hodgs. Specimens forwarded by Pere David from the Moupin Mountains have been thus identified by M. J. Verreaux. 105. DRYMCEPUS EXTENSICAUDA, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 50, 1861, p. 32, 1863, p. 299, 1865, p. 544, 1870, p. 345 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 294. Drymcepus flavirostris, Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 300 (young bird, individual variety). Throughout Southern China westwards to Szechuen, in Hainan, and in Formosa. It autumn it acquires a light bill and a very long tail, the whole of its plumage being often suffused with a strong tinge of ochreous. It then much resembles D. longicauda, Tickell, of India. In spring the bill turns black, and the long tail is exchanged for a much shorter one, when it approaches the D. inornata, Sykes, of India. 106. SUYA STRIATA, Swinh. Ibis, 1862, p. 304, 1863, p. 301. Prinia striata, Swinh. Journ. North China Asiat. Soc. May 1859 ; Ibis, 1860, pp. 186, 360. North-west Formosa; Szechuen. Varies much in size. 107. SUYA SUPERCILIARIS, Anderson, P. Z. S. 1871, antea, p. 212. Procured by Dr. Anderson at Momien (Yunnan Province). |
