between Takoo and Peking, North China. 333 



body and moved its tail with a depressed jerk, much ia the 

 manner of Petrucossijphus manillensis. I think this is a new 

 species, and, it strikes me, a very interesting one, as being some- 

 what abundant. 



42. Golden Thrush. Oreocincla whitei (Eyton). 



The feathers of this species were picked up in a tomb-grove in 

 September ; the body had probably been devoured by a Hawk. 



43. Pied Wagtail. Motacilla luguhris, Pallas. 

 Frequent in September. 



44. Grey Wagtail. Motacilla boarula, L. 

 In September. 



45. Yellow Quaketail. Budytes flava (L.). 

 Also '■ September. 



46. \\ CD Wagtail. Nemoricola indica ? 



I watch 1 this or a cognate species for some time closely in an 

 orchard in August. It looked very similar to the Indian skins, 

 but unfortunately I was not able to get a specimen. 



47. Richard's Pipit. Anthus richardi, "1 Common in 

 Steph. > September; not 



48. Tree Pipit. Anthus agilis, Sykes. J seen after. 



49. Japanese Pipit. Anthus japonicus, Temm. & Schl. 

 I think resident. 



50. Short-toed Lark. Alauda brachydactyla, L. 

 Observed this bird in a cage. 



51. Japanese Lark. Alauda japonica, Temm. & Schl. 



I think identical with the bird in the ' Fauna Japonica.' I 

 send home two specimens. It was very common in the cultivated 

 fields, roosting at night in the coarse grass and water plants that 

 line the banks of the Peiho. Numbers of them were offered for 

 sale in the Tientsin market all ready plucked and trussed. 



51 a. Mongolian Lark. Melanocorypha mongolica (Pall.), 

 I never saw this bird wild; but, judging from the numbers 

 brought to Tientsin for sale in November and December, I 

 should say it must be common in the neighbourhood. 



