ohsei'ved about Talien Bay {N. China). 261 



again. I brouglit the two young ones home. They support 

 themselves on the bases of their tarsi when walking. The down 

 is short and fluffy. Forehead, neck, under parts and wing 

 white. Upper parts and shoulder freckled with chestnut and 

 white. A line round the crown and fringing the rest of the 

 upper parts black. Down of tail long and black. Bill and eyes 

 black. Legs pale flesh-colour, with a leaden tinge ; claws black. 

 The adult male has the bill and eye blackish hazel ; the 

 latter with a broad bright yellow skin round it. Legs orange- 

 ochre, with blackish claws. 



20. Ibis ? 



I only once met with a party of these birds. They were feed- 

 ing in a small stream left by the retiring tide. As we approached 

 they rose and flew slowly to another spot. I could plainly see 

 that they had dark heads with curlew-like bills, and that the 

 rest of their plumage was entirely white. There were six of them 

 together, and they all appeared similar*. 



21. HiEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS, LiuU. 



I occasionally saw this bird flying across the water close to its 

 surface with quick flaps of the wing. One perched in the mud 

 and commenced raking about in it. This specimen I secured. 

 It is in every respect similar to the European bird, and we have 

 met with it year after year along the coast. From this bird 

 being seen so frequently at Talien Bay during June, I have 

 reason to believe it breeds there. 



Adult male. Bill and eye-rim bright orange-lead. Iris crimson. 

 Legs fine pink, with pale brownish claws. 



22. Herodias egrettoides, Schleg. 



A large white Heron, I fancy the Japanese bird, seen in com- 

 pany with the party of Ibis. 



23. Phalacrocorax carbo, Linn. 



A black Cormorant very like our southern species, frequently 

 seen. I was unable to secure one. 



24. Larus melanurus, Schleg. 



All the Gulls seemed to be this species. They were very com- 

 mon, though I could not discover their resting site. 



* Possibly Ibis nippon of the ' Fauna Japonica,' pi. 71. — Ed. 



