Birds from Central China. 267 



479. Phasianus torquatus. 



Kiukiang, 1st March. A fine pair of birds of tlie typical 

 Chinese form. Mr. Dresser has lately obtained some inter- 

 esting examples of Pheasants from the Corea which are inter- 

 mediate between this species and P. formosanus. 



508. COTURNIX COMMUNIS. 



February. 



514. Otis dybowskii. 



A female agreeing with examples from Japan. Taczanowski 

 assures me that the East-Siberian bird is quite distinct from 

 the European species. 



521. Glareola orientalis. 

 December. 



522. Vanellus cristatus. 

 Poyang Lake, January. 



530. Charadrius placidus. 



Two examples, without locality or date, belong to this 

 species, which Swinhoe renamed j^Egialitis hartingi, and 

 Pere David Charadrius longipes. 



534. Charadrius minor. 

 Kiukiang, 12th September. 



538. Totanus glottis. 

 December and January. 



543. Totanus ochropus. 

 Kiukiang, 9th November. 



550. SCOLOPAX RUSTICULA. 



February. 



553. ScOLOPAX HORSFIELDI. 



Kiukiang, 2nd May. 



554. ScOLOPAX GALLINAGO. 



Kiukiang, 29th April and 7th October. 



559. Phalaropus hyperboreus. 

 Kiukiang, 30th August. 



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