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ing up the river. Made a few notes. Most of the Teal {Qucr- 

 quedula crecca) shot had their under parts stained with a clay- 

 coloured pigment ; one or two, however, had not. I cannot 

 make out what it is, or what is the cause of it. I took down, on 

 view of a fresh bird, the following : — 



Querquedula crecca, <$ . Iris light reddish-brown. Bill 

 blackish-brown. Logs light buff-leaden, with light purplish- 

 brown webs and claws. Tail of sixteen feathers, the two middle 

 ones extending beyond the rest about "25 in. and ending in 

 narrow points. Bill of female brown. 



Mareca penelope, fine old male. Iris deep reddish-brown. 

 Upper mandible fine light French grey, with "5 in. of tip and 

 •7 in. along apical edge black. Lower mandible also black. 

 Legs leaden-grey, blacker on webs and claws. Tail of fourteen 

 feathers, the two middle ones protruding into points '25 in. 

 beyond those on either side of them. Length of bird 19 inches, 

 wing 10"1 in., tail 4'2 in., middle feathers '6 in. longer than 

 laterals, wings when closed 1*25 in. short of tail-tip. 



Dafila acuta, ^ . Iris deep hazel, with narrow pale grey outer 

 circle. Bill black, with a broad bluish or French grey stripe on 

 either side from the base of the frontal angle under the nostril 

 to the side of the dertrum. Legs very pale yellowish flesh- 

 colour, variegated with shades of purplish-brown; darker tint of 

 last on nails and on the web-membranes. 



Fuligula cristata, fine old male. Iris bright chrome-yellow. 

 Bill, upper mandible and basal half of edge of lower fine indigo- 

 grey; broad tip to upper mandible and rest of lower deep black. 

 Legs indigo-leaden, washed with black on tarse and on joints of 

 toes; webs and claws purplish-black. Tail rounded, of fourteen 

 pointed feathers. 



We tried to shift our boat during the night from the north to 

 the south branch of the river ; but the pilot stuck us on the mud, 

 and we found ourselves high and dry next morning. Took to 

 small boats and pulled up to where the two rivers join, near 

 Cheo-bay, about fifteen miles distant from Amoy. Several 

 Pied Kingfishers, Cenjle rudis, were hovei'ing over the stream, 

 and small parties of Lapwings, Vanellus cristatus, flying over 

 ploughed fields. Continued down the south stream, long pull 



