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noticed it at the same time in Chefoo. It disappeared as sud- 

 denly as it came. 



27. Yellow-browed Waubleu. Reyuloides superciliosa 

 (Gmel.). 



On our arrival at Chefoo at the end of April the weather 

 was still fresh, and the trees only just budding into leaf. 

 This little winter visitant was still there amoug the trees, and 

 soon made its presence known by its loud plaintive call-note. 

 On the 4th May, while on a ramble in the so-called " Bois de 

 Boulogne," I watched one springing joyfully about among the 

 slender green-tipped sprigs of a willow, and thought how apt 

 was its Chinese name Lew-yung (M. D. 7210, 12640), or 

 " Exuberance of the Willow." 



28. Robin Bluetail. lanthia cyanura (T. & S.). 



A few of these passed to their more northerly breeding- 

 stations. 



29. Blue-and-white Robin. Larvivora cyane (Pall.). 

 These passed up plentifully in May, and I got a goodly 



series from the birdcatchers. The female is much like in 

 colour of plumage that of the female Narcissus Flycatcher, 

 Xanthopygia narcissina (T. & S.), having the upper parts 

 brownish olive, the wings and tail brown, and the undcrparts 

 fulvous, strongly so on the throat and breast, with dark mar- 

 gins to the feathers. Males in full plumage were compara- 

 tively rare, most of them having brown wings and tail, fulvous 

 flanks, or some signs of immaturity about them. I procured 

 one nearly complete albino (a female on dissection) with flesh- 

 white bill and legs. It was presented to me by Mr. Crase- 

 mann, who bought it alive a few days before from a bird- 

 catcher. 



The males have a short pleasing song. Native name Lan- 

 teen-rh or Blue-dyed. 



30. Robin Redthroat. Calliope camtschatkensis (Gmel.). 

 Numbers of these also passed northwards in ]\Iay; and, 



judging from the backward state of their organs, I should say 

 that thov still hatl a long wav to travel. The male has a rich 



