41 Mr. J. D. D. La Touclie ow the 



were seen by our hunters during our stay, and only two were 

 shot. One had been collected by the natives previous to 

 our arrival, and our collectors have obtained a few during 

 their various trips to Kuatun. 



S ■ 13th April, 1898. Iris crimson ; bill pale bluish or 

 bluish white ; legs light leaden green. Wing 5'3 inches. 

 Total length 9-9 inches. 

 ? . 17th May, 1898. Iris crimson; bill bluish white ; legs 

 dull greenish. Wing 5-2 inches. Total length 9-9 

 inches. Different from the male in having no rose-colour 

 on the crown, which is of a very pale yellowish green ; 

 the lores and sides of the face are also slightly paler. 



139. PicuMNus CHiNENsis (Hargitt). 



This pigmy Woodpecker is common in bamboo-jungle on 

 the Kuatun Mountains. 



IIO. EuRYSTOMUs CALONYX Sharpe. 



Comes to Kuatun for the summer. It is said to nest there 

 in holes of ti'ces, while at Foochow it invariably breeds in 

 Magpies' nests. 



In 'The Il)is ' for 1892, p. 478, the Foochow Roller is 

 wrongly identified with E. orientalis (Linn.). If this 

 mistake w^as mine, it was involuntary, my intention having 

 been at the time to follow Dr. Sharpe's nomenclature, as all 

 our F'oochow Hollers agree with Dr. Sharpe's description of 

 E. calonyx. 



141. Alcedo bengalensis (Om.). 

 Seen on the streams about Kuatun. 



142. Ceryle guttata Vig. 



One seen on the 29th March, 1898, on the stream below 

 Kuatun, and one shot in that vicinity on the 6th April, 



1898. 



143. Halcyon pileatus (Bodd.). 



Two fine specimens were shot by our men at Kuatun in 

 April 1897. It probably breeds there. 



I obtained a couple of eggs in Peling (near Foochow) in 



