Mr, R. Swinlioc's Orn'tthohfjical Notes made at Chefoo. 147) 



37. White's Thrush. Oreocincia varia (Pall.). 



The only specimen I procured of this Thrush was brought 

 by Constable Webster on the Gth October from Kung-kung- 

 tan, or Lighthouse Island, whither he w^ent the day before 

 for a little outing with his gun. It was a male, and had the 

 inside of its mouth orange-yellow. Legs and toes flesh- 

 colour. Tail of fourteen feathers, the outermost '5 shorter 

 than the centrals. 



38. Blue-and-red Rock-Thrush. Monticola solitaria 

 (P. L. S. Miiller). 



These came about the rocks of our hill in the neighbourhood 

 of our houses in August, when I procured a male, which is 

 of the size and brightness of the typical bird of northern Japan. 

 It had apparently finished nidification for the season, but still 

 bears many marks of juvenility about it. The feathers of the 

 head and hind neck are margined with blackish and grey, 

 those of the back, upper wing-coverts, and rump with black 

 and whitish, of the wings and tail with whitish, and of the 

 underparts with black and whitish. The ground-colour of 

 the upper parts and breast is greyish blue, of the axillarics 

 and remaining underparts dark chestnut. A bird procured 

 before from Tientsin Avas of the same typical form and colour. 

 The young markings seem to be retained till the second 

 year. 



39. Waxwing. Ampelis garrulus,li. 



Waxwings had been taken in Chefoo before our arrival ; but 

 we did not see any flying about duj-ing our stay. Many 

 natives in the place had them in cages. It is figured in the 

 MS. Illustrations as the llwai-ke (M.D. 4236, 5315), or 

 " Cedar Fowl." 



40. Chinese Oriole. Oriolus chinensis. 



Orioles })assed Chefoo, but not in any number. Some 

 stayed to breed. In May I received a male, in breeding-order 

 as far as the sexual organs were concerned, but still some- 

 what whitish on the underparts, with the the long dark spots of 

 immaturity, with the upper parts washed with green, the 

 nuchal black band not fully developed, and the bill brownish. 



