j\Ir. R. Swinhoe on Funnosan Ornithology. 407 



" c5' . Length 10 j'^,3 in. ; wing ^-{-q. Tail only partially moulted. 

 Bill greenish black. Legs yellowish grey, with a tinge of green ; 

 claws black. Intestines 20 in. long; cseca \-^^^ from anus, 

 about 1^ long." 



128. TOTANUS CALIDRIS, L. 



Both this and the T. fuscus have been procured in North 

 China. This I noticed in small parties on our mud-flats during 

 early winter. 



Adult 2 , shot 30th September 1861. " Length 11^ in. ; wing 

 Gy'oj tail 2^, of 12 feathers. Bill, along culmen, 1^^ in. Exposed 

 tibia l^in.; tarsus .2. Bill, apical half black ; basal half olive 

 flesh-colour, the lower mandible having less of the olive than the 

 upper. Inside of mouth light olive flesh-colour. Legs orange, 

 somewhat greenish on tibise, and brighter on toes ; claws black.'' 

 A cluster of small eggs proved this specimen to be an adult 

 female. From this I should fancy that it is usual for the species, 

 after breeding, to lose the red tints of the bill, and to assume 

 them again in winter, birds shot during the cold season having 

 usually that organ so coloured. 



129. ToTANUs GLAREOLA, Gmel. 



Flocks abundant in early winter and spring, when they are 

 passing on their migrations. 



130. ToTANUS OCHROPUS, L. 



Sometimes on the coast, but more commonly scattered about 

 the banks of inland waters and marshes in small parties or 

 singly. I believe a few stay with us to breed. 



131. ToTANUS BREVIPES, Vicill. 



T. cinereus, Gray's * Genera.' 



T. glareola, Pall. 



T. pulverulentus, S. Miiller. 



T. griseopygius, Gould, B. of Austr. vi. pi. 38. 



Common on the large mud-flats near Taiwanfoo during early 

 winter, passing southerly. 



Adult, shot 30th August 1861. Length 11 in.; wing 6^; 

 tail 2^Q, of 12 feathers. Bill blackish brown on apical half, 

 greenish brown on basal half of upper mandible, greyish ochre 



