410 Mr. R. Svvinlioe^s Ornitholoyicul Notes made at Chefoo. 



claw '75; hind toe and claw •62. Bill in front • 3 7^ from 

 gape '65/' 



On a fui'tlier study of Cassin (Proc. Acad. Sciences, Phil. 

 1856j p. 194) I feel convinced that his Lusciniopsis hender- 

 soni refers to this species, and not, as before supposed, to my 

 L. macropus. Lord Walden has received this little wanderer 

 from the Andaman Islands. 



25. Creeper-coloured Grasshopper-Lark. Locustella 

 certhiola (Pall.). 



The first I got of these was on the 20th May, when some 

 native birdcatchers brought me a male. It was sexually well 

 advanced, and, strange to say, had its tibial tendons fleshy 

 and not osseous, as in all our other Chinese species of Grass- 

 hopper Lark. So constant did I find this character that I 

 began to think it generic. In plumage, it is true, this species 

 has a tendency towards Cisticola ; but in habits it is neverthe- 

 less a true Locustella. 



(^ . Very flat on the forehead, straight in line with the bill. 

 Legs and feet flesh-brown. Bill light brown, black on cul- 

 men and tip. Length 5*5 inches. Wing 2"65, its tip falling 

 1"6 short of tail-tip, '55 longer than tertiariesj first quill '3 

 shorter than the second, which is the longest, and exceeds the 

 third by '1. Under tail-coverts '45 short of tail-tip ; upper 

 tail-coverts 1"1. Tail 2*2 long, the outer feathers being '8 

 shorter than centrals, of twelve much graduated feathers, five 

 on each side being mucronate at their tips, the two centrals 

 pointed. Tarse in front '77 ; middle toe and claw "87. Claws 

 long. Bill from forehead "52, from gape "72. 



On the 31st May Mr. Campbell sent me three from Light- 

 house Island, and on the 25th June I came upon one in my 

 garden flitting from plant to plant. 



26. Wanderer Willow- Wren. Phyllopneuste borealis, 

 Bias. 



On the 31st May Mr. Campbell sent me a host of these, 

 no less than twenty-three specimens. When I next saw him 

 he told me that for a day or two the trees and bushes in his 

 island literally swarmed with this bird ; and I frequently 



