All abundant, and evi- 

 |:. dently spending the 

 summer in the 

 south. 



32 Mr. R. Swiuhoe on the Ornithology 



19. Orthotomus phyllokrapheus, Swinh. 

 Abundant everywhere. 



20. Prinia sonitans. 



21. Drymoica extensicauda. 



22. cisticola tintinnabulans. 



23. acrocephalus magnirostris. 



24. lusciniopsis canturians. 



This interesting species of Warbler I first met with in For- 

 mosa during March 1855, when I was much struck by the 

 resemblance of its habits to those of the White-throat [Curruca 

 cinerea) . I have since met with it at Amoy, but I think merely 

 as a straggler. At Shanghai it was abundant, as also at Hong- 

 kong and Macao. In the last two places nearly every hedge or 

 cluster of bushes had its L. canturians, creeping about unseen, 

 and trolling out its abrupt song. When approached from the 

 midst of its leafy retreat, it gives its alarm-note, consisting of a 

 harsh " charr"; and if hard-pressed, quietly slips out the other 

 side of the bush and flits to a further cover. 



Bill wood-brown, with the edge of the upper mandible and 

 the whole of the lower pale flesh-colour ; inside of mouth chrome- 

 yellow. Iris hazel. Legs pale brownish flesh-colour; claws wood- 

 brown, paling on the soles. 



25. LocusTELLA RUBEscENs, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xiv. p. 582 (?). 

 A Grasshopper-Lark alighted on the deck of the "White 



Cloud " on our way down the Canton River. It hopped into 

 the saloon close to my feet, and I had the full opportunity of 

 determining its specieo. It was evidently the same as that once 

 procured at Amoy. I tried to secure it, but there were too 

 many open windows in the saloon. 



26. Phylloscopus fuscatus, Blyth. 



This little fellow I often observed, and feel sure that some at 

 least nest near Canton. 



27. Rbguloides proregulus (Pall.). 



Very abundant in the fir-trees about Hongkong during Fe- 

 bruary and March. 



