Mr. R. Svvinhoe on the Ornithologij of Ainoy (China). 3.")9 



2. EuspiZA SULPHURATA of tlio ' Pauiia Japonica/ 



3. Gallinago, sp. ? 



A large Snipe, closely allied to G. major. 



4. TOTANUS PULVERULENTUS, 



5. Tringa, sp. ? 



A small Tringa, smaller even than T. temminckii. 



6. Tringa minuta, Linn. 



7. Larvivora cyaneAj Hodgson ? 



8. MiCRONisus BADius (Gmelin), 



9. Charadrius virginicus. 



10. LoBivANELLUs INORNATUS of the ' Fauna Japonica.* 



11. Centropus, sp. ? 



A small species, first procured from Formosa. 



12. Circus, sp. ? 



A large white, black, and grey species, which I have also seen 

 from Manilla. I took this to be the male of the bird marked 

 C. aruginosus in my list. Mr. Blyth identified this latter bird ; 

 but as all my examples are females, and I have seen it often in 

 company with the grey bird, I naturally supposed the two to be 

 male and female. Every one knows the difficulty of determining 

 the various species of the genus Circus; the comparison of dried 

 skins is not always sufficient; the birds require to be seen in a 

 fresh state. However, I am by no means fully convinced yet 

 of the identity. 



13. Calidris arenaria (Linn.). 



14. Strepsilas interpres, Linn. 



So much for the birds of Amoy. Now for a few words on 

 the birds of Formosa, concerning which the editor of ' The Ibis ' 

 expresses a wish to be informed. Such a task is of course be- 

 yond my capability, as I know little more than the coast of that 

 island. It is true, we performed an inland journey of some 

 forty miles, but the commander of H.M.S. 'Inflexible' ran over 

 the ground so hurriedly, that neither the Kew botanist, Mr. 



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