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hind ueck. A white patch occurs on each side of the forehead 

 and at the base of the lower mandible. The cheeks are streaked 

 with the same, which accumulates to a patch on each side of the 

 nape, and advancing on the fore neck with a mixture of smoke- 

 grey, forms a half-collar. Upper parts, breast and flanks olive- 

 green. Inner webs and shafts of rectrices deep rich brown, rest 

 of wing yellow olive-green. Tail also olive-green, with brown 

 shafts and edges to inner webs, and a black band at its end. 

 Edge of wing bright greenish yellow, as are also the remaining 

 under parts. 



. Garrulus orxatus, G. R. Gray. 

 Common at Foochow^ and Ningpo. 



Urocissa sinensis, Gould. 

 Canton and Foochow. 



Chrysomitris spinus, Linn. 

 Foochow. 



PoLOPHiLUS sinensis, Stcph- 

 Canton and Foochow. 



PiCUS CABANISI. 



Identified by Mr. Blyth. Also procured at Canton. 



Brachypternus badius. Raffles. 



Rather larger than Malacca specimens. I procured this 

 myself. It attracted my attention by its laughing note as it ran 

 up the trunk of a tree. I have never seen but one from Foochow. 



Gecinus ? 



Smaller than G. viridis of Europe, but a good deal resembling 

 it, except that the capital decoration of the male is confined to 

 the forehead. I have unfortunately sent home the only male and 

 two young ones that I procured from Foochow; I can there- 

 fore give no further note of the bird. 



Gallicrex cristatus, Lath. 

 Also procured at Canton. 



Rhynchops sinensis, Linn. 

 At Canton also. 



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