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Show 1900.] THE BIRDS OF HAINAN. 469 xii. pp. 299, 309 (1892); Styan, Ibis, 1893, p. 431 ; Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen, xiv. p. 361 (1898). Everywhere a common species (Swinhoe). 39. *DlCEUM MINULLUM. Dicceum minullum, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 240 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. p. 47 (1885). This species, hitherto known only from the unique type specimen which was dropped in the streets of London and lost (see Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. p. 47, footnote), is represented by a male in the present collection. 40. *ZoSTEROPS PALPEBROSA. Zosterops palpebrosa (Temm.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. ix. p. 165 (1884). Zosterops simplex, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 331 (S. China); id. Ibis, 1870, p. 348 (Hainan). Zosterops neglecta, Seebohm, Bull. B. O. C. vol. i. p. xxvi (1893); id. Ibis, 1893, pp. 219, 258 (E. Java). The Silver-eye from China and Hainan differs somewhat from typical Z. palpebrosa from India in having the sides of the breast and the flanks much less conspicuously washed with grey. There is an example of Z. palpebrosa in the British Museum Collection, labelled " Laccadives, Hume Coll." This bird is perfectly similar in plumage to Z. neglecta, Seebohm, from East Java. The latter appears to me to be indistinguishable from examples of Z. palpebrosa from China and Hainan-that is to say, from Z. simplex of Swinhoe. " Iris light brown, bill black, base of lower mandible pale blue, feet greyish green."-J. W. Met with in all parts of the island (Swinhoe). 41. *PARUS CINEREUS. Parus cinereus, Vieill.; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 348; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 16 (1883). Three Tits from tbe Five-Finger Mts., Hainan, differ slightly from typical P. cinereus in having the sides and flanks pure white, but this difference appears to me to be too slight to warrant their separation. " Iris and bill black, feet greyish lead-colour."-,/. W. 42. *LANIUS SCHACH. Lanius schach, Linn.: Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 240 ; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 261 (1883); Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen xii. pp. 299, 312 (1892). " d • I™13 brown, bill and feet black."-J. W. Appears to be fairly common. 43. LANIUS SUPERCILIOSUS. Lanius superciliosus, Lath.; Gadow, Cat, B. Brit. Mus. viii. |