12 Mr. J. D. D. L:i Touchc on the 



Kuatuu, wliere, owing to the steepness of the monntains^ it 

 is not easily obtained. 



Our collectors brought back several specimens in 1896 and 

 1897, but in 1898 we obtained only two — a female, shot and 

 skinned by one of the hunters, and a fine male, shot in the 

 woods above the village. The soft parts of the latter were 

 as follows : — Tris crimson ; bill dull greenish lead, darker on 

 upper mandible ; base of lower mandible bluish lead; legs 

 dull reddish lead. The total length is 10"8 inches. 



IS^. Iyngipicus scintilliceps Swinhoe. 

 I have the skin of a male labelled " Kuatun, October, 

 189(j/' 



135. Gecinus guerini (Malh.). 



This is the common Woodpecker about Kuatun. Our 

 collectors took there three clutches of six, six, and five eggs 

 on the 6th, 10th, and 24th May, 1897, and on the 12th 

 May, 1898, we took five fresh eggs from a hole in a chestnut- 

 tree near the village. The hole was placed some 25 feet 

 above the ground. The parent bird was sitting, and several 

 hard knocks w'ere struck against the tree before she flew 

 out. 



The eggs of the clutch taken on the lOth May, 1897, are 

 ovate, inclining to oval. They measure l"15xO*88, l"14x 

 0-90 (three eggs), MlxO-90, and M0x0 89 inch. The 

 eggs taken on the 12th May, 1898, are of a broad peg-top 

 or broad pyriform ovate shape. They measure ri()x0*94, 

 1-10 X 0-93, l-09x()-93, 1-08 x 090, and 1 06 x 0-94 inch. 

 The surface of these eggs is intensely glossy and the texture 

 is finely grained. The eggs of the four clutches that 1 have 

 seen were all much soiled, and mine were cleaned with some 

 difficulty. 



136. Lepocestes sinensis Rickett. 



This is not an uncommon Woodpecker about Kuatun, but 

 it is, as a rule, so shy that its capture is a matter of some 

 difficulty. The cry of this bird is extremely loud and 

 piercing, being louder at first and becoming fainter as it goes 



