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XIV Equipped for hunting harea on horseback . 60 



XV Eats and Mice 70 



XVI The Kansu AUactaga (Allactaga mongolica 



longior) 72 



The Buzzard {Buteo hemilasius) . . . ,, 



XVII The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetus) . . 86 

 XVIII I he Chinese Pheasant {Phasianus kiangsuensis) 90 

 The Shansi Pheasant {Phasianus sp.) . . „ 

 XIX F. W. Warrington and a Manchurian Eared- 

 pheasant. Shot near Tai-yuan Fu, Shansi . 94 



XX The Bearded Partridge {Perdix daurica) . 98 



The Chukar {Caccahis chukar) . . . ,, 

 XXI The Manchurian Eared-Pheasant {Crossoptilon 



mantchuricum) ...... 102 



The Baikal or Spectacled Teal {Querquedula 



. J formosa) ,, 



XXII The Bean Goose (Anser segetum) . . . 112 



The Bean Goose. A seven pounder . . „ 



XXIII Wild Ducks on the Si-an Fu Plain, Shensi . 118 



XXIV The Common Teal (Querquedula crecca) . 120 



XXV A Bag of Snipe 126 



XXVI The Coot, (Fulica atra) 128 



The Common Snipe (Gallinago media) . . ,, 



XXVII The Ibis billed Curlew (IbidorhynchuS' struther'si) 144 



The Curlew {Numenius arguatus) . . . ,, 

 XXVIII A pair of Green Water-snakes (Tropidonotus 



tigrinus ....... 162 



The Chinese MudrTurtle {Trionyx sinensis) . ,, 



