Mr. R. Swinhoe's Ornithological Notes made at Chefoo. 123 



66. Crested Lark. Galerida cristata (L.). 

 Occurred at the foot of the hills round the Chefoo valley. 



PalcBornis cyanocephalus, Linn. 



A female of this Parakeet was brought to me on the 4th of 

 October. It was caught in the clutches of a Magpie, who 

 was evidently resenting the intrusion of a foreigner ; for it had 

 apparently escaped from one of the country ships then in 

 harbour. It had been hurt in its conflict with the " Bird of 

 Joy/' and lived only a few hours. As I have noted before, 

 this species has occurred at Canton, in the south of China. 

 I took the following note on its appearance : — 



" Bill : upper mandible dull orange-yellow, lower blackish, 

 except on the centre of its base, which is ochreous. Cere 

 greyish brown, with a white border-line in front. Iris nar- 

 row and pearl-white. Hood lavender- grey, brighter on the 

 crown. Nape, neck, and underparts, including the axillaries, 

 yellowish green. Back, wing-coverts, and rump a darker 

 green. An oval spot of deep maroon on the lesser wing- 

 coverts. Quills a fine deep green, with black stems and black 

 edges to inner webs ; first quill wholly black, with yellowish 

 green outer web. Tail green, with black stems, the two cen- 

 tral feathers being blue, with yellow tips. Under tail yel- 

 lowish, under wing blackish. Legs grey. Wing measuring 

 5*15 inches. 



Parrots of many species are brought to China from the 

 Malaccan Straits. They are indiscriminately called by the 

 Chinese Ying-ko {M. D. 12360, 6434) and Leao-ko (M. D. 

 7060, 64a4), " Hawk's Elder Brother " and " Grackle's Elder 

 Brother." 



67. Pied Woodpecker. Picus mandarinus, Gould. 



The Chuh-muh neas (M. D. 1603, 7800, 7946), or Wood- 

 tapping bird, is common enough about the fine trees near 

 Chefoo. It is much lighter on the underparts, and has the 

 white spots and markings of the upper parts larger and 

 clearer than in the birds at Ningpo. 



On the 20th June some country boys brought me a clutch 

 of four nestlings. They were all males, of difiFerent ages. 



