Birds made on the River Yang-tse-kiang. 435 



these plains are perfectly dat, some twenty miles or more in 

 width, and without trees, 



Picus (Iyngipicus) sciXTiLLicEPS (Swinh.) . 

 One male from Hankow (hit. 31°), the southernmost 

 record for this bird so far as I can discover. 



Gecinus guerini (Malh.). 



Two specimens, both adult males — one from Woochung, in 

 Central Hoopili, the other from Szechuen. 



TURTUR RUPICOLA (Pall.). 



One example, shot at Kweichow, in Eastern Szechuen. 



TuRTUR CHINENSIS (Scop,). 



One specimen, shot at the same time and from the same 

 flock as the last. 



PhASIANUS TORQUATUS, Gm. 



Three males from Hankow, which, according to Swinhoe, 

 is the most westerly point that this species reaches. This 

 would seem not to be the case ; but they will probably be 

 found in ail the mountain-woods up the river. Mrs. Greig 

 found this Pheasant at Ichang, which is some distance west 

 of Hankow. 



Otis tarda, L. 



Two females from Hankow plains. Flocks of as many as 

 six hundred individuals are seen there in winter, and are not 

 very difficult to approach. Probably they come down from 

 Amoorland and Siberia. All the flocks would seem to con- 

 sist of females alone; but my sister, Mrs. Greig, is going to 

 ascertain this more certainly. 



^GIALITIS CURONICA (Gm.). 



One specimen from Hankow. 



Glareola orientalis. Leach. 

 One specimen from Hankow. 



ToTANUS UYPOLEUCUS (L.). 



One specimen from Woochung. 



