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This new publication, A Synopsis of the Avifauna of China, is substantially a revisea and enlarged edition of the Distributional List of Chinese Birds. It includes all the birds hitherto recorded from China, compring 1,186(3?) species with 953(12?) subspecies in addition, totaling 2,139(15?) forms, which are classified under 81 families and 21 orders.
Under each species included in this monograph, the following items are listed: (1) Nomenclature; including scientific names with synonyms whenever necessary, Chinese names, and English names, (2) Breeding habitat, (3) Range of distribution, and (4) Status.
The monograph also contains all the new subspecies discovered by Chinese ornithologists since the founding of New China:
Phasianidae
Lophura nycthemera omeiensis cheng, Chagn, and Tang 91964）
Lophura nycthemera rongjiangensis Tan, and Wu (1981)
Tragonpan caboti guangxiensis Cheng, and Wu(1979)
Columbidae
Treron sieboldii fopingensis Cheng, Tan, and Sung (1973)
Ducula aene kwantungensis Chou (1955)
Picidae
Dendrocopos leucotos tangi Cheng (1956)
Dendrocopos major wulashanicus Cheng et al. (1975)
Musicapidae: Timaliinae
Pomatorhinus ruficollis hunanensis Cheng (1962)
Babax koslowi yuquensis D.H.Li, and Wang (1979)
Garrulax merulinus taweishanicu Cheng (1960)
Garrulax henrici gucenensis D.H. Li, Wang, and Jiang (1978)
Garrulax lunulatus liangshanensis G.Y. Li, Zhagn, and Zhang (1979)
Garrulax canorus mengliensis Zheng, and Yang (1980)
Garrulax galbanus simaoensis Cheng, and Tang (1982)
Paradoxornis paradoxus taipaiensis Cheng, Lo, and Chao (1973)
Paradoxornis flavirostris gongshanensis Cheng (1984)
Paradoxornis zappeyi erlangshanicus Cheng, Li, and Zhang (1983)
Paradoxornis webbianus ganluoensis G.Y. Liand Zhang (1980)
Muscicapidae:Musoicapinae
Ficedula sapphire tienchuanens/s Cheng(1964)
Niltava unicolor diaoluoensis Zheng, Yang, and Lu (1981)
Sittidae
Sitta frontalis chienfengensis Cheng, Ting, and Wang (1963)
Ploceidae
Passer rutilans batangensis Cheng, and Tan (1963)
For remarks on the new subspecies listed see text

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS
Introduction
I. Gaviiformes
II. Podicipedidae
III. Procellariiformes
IV. Pelecaniformes
V. Ciconiiformes
VI. Anseriformes
VII. Falconiformes
VIII. Galliformes
IX. Gruiformes
X. Charadriiformes
XI. Lariformes
XII. Columbiformes
XIII. Psittaciformes
XIV. Cuculiformes
XV. Strigiformes
XVI. Caprimulgiformes
XVII. Apodiformes
XVIII. Trogoniformes
XIX. Coraciiformes
XX. Pififormes
XXI. Passeriformes
Distribution Table
Gazetteer
Bibliography
I. Chinese languages
II. Foreign languages
Indices to birds
Index of Chinese names
Index of English names
Index of scientific names

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