120 Mr. R. Swinhoe's Ornithological Notes made at Chefoo. 



tiariesj -6 shorter than tail ; fii"st quill slightly shorter than 

 the second, which is the longest in the wing. Tail 225, of 

 twelve nearly equal feathers ; upper tail-coverts "9 short of 

 tail-tip, under tail-coverts "1 short. Bill in front "63, from 

 gape "83 ; its colour, with that of the inside of mouth, greyish 

 black. Iris black. Tarse I'l ; middle toe and claw 1; all 

 greenish leaden colour. Large grey testes, much swollen. 

 Stomach containing remains of small flies and beetles. 



"?. Length 6-85. Wing 4-2. Tail 2-18. Bill in front 

 •62, from gape •82. Tarse '95 ; middle toe and claw 1. Mem- 

 brane round eye black, as in the male. Bill rather bluer than 

 in male; legs the same. One large yelk nearly ready for 

 laying, and two smaller ones to follow.''^ 



This pair would certainly appear to have been breeding in 

 the neighbourhood. I have never procured this species on 

 the southern coast. 



53. Siskin. Chrysomitris spinus (L.). 



Occurred in small flocks in the " Bois de Boulogne " in 

 May. 



54. Golden-wing. Chlorospiza sinica (L.). 



A resident species in favourable localities. I have seen it 

 flying over head and twittering its Linnet-like notes, while 

 the golden hue of its quills was conspicuous against the clear 

 sky. I procured no specimens. Its native name, as in the 

 south, is Kin-che (M. D. 6369, 858), or Golden-wing. 



55. Brambling. Fringilla montifringilla, L. 



The Hoo-p^ee neao (M. D. 4078, 8297, 7946), or Tiger- 

 skin bird, so called, still fluttered about the '' Bois de Bou- 

 logne " in small parties in the beginning of May, and were 

 eagerly sought after by the trappers, who attracted them by 

 caged decoys. It seemed a great favourite among the towns- 

 folk. 



56. Tree-Sparrow. Passer montanus (L.). 



Called Ma-chco (M. D. 7463, 10794), or Horse-bird, in the 

 south, and Kia-cheo (M. D. 5398, 10794), or House-bird, at 

 Chefoo. 



