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approachable. They were very vociferous ; the call is louder 

 and more mellow than that of Pycn. sinensis, and, but for 

 the call and the black cap, they might easily be mistaken for 

 that species, I walked on till I reached the outer edge of 

 the promontory facing the Pacific, then made my way to the 

 lighthouse through the tangled pandanus scrub. At last I 

 had the chance to shoot a Bulbul, and it was, as I expected, 

 Mr. Styau's new bird. I saw also two black birds, probably 

 Hypsipetes nigerrimus, and a Thrush {sp, inc.). There 

 was a fine Swinhoe's Pheasant [Euplocamus swinhoii) at the 

 lighthouse, and also some green Doves [Chalcophaps indica), 

 the latter destined for Amoy. We returned to the jetty by 

 a fine wide road. It had been very hot during our stay 

 ashore, the heat being all the more noticeable as we had left 

 Amoy in mid-winter. This calm muggy weather soon 

 changed, however, for a stiff north-easter came down in the 

 evening, and it blew hard in the night, with heavy showers 

 of rain. Next morning (the 12th) the weather was still bad. 

 I went ashore in the first boat, towards 6 a.m. There were few 

 birds in the jungle round the cape. I saw Hyps, nigerrimus, 

 heard Bamboo Partridges {Bambusicola sonorivox), and shot 

 a Pomat. musicus. While wandering about the foot of the 

 cliff I came upon a Crested Eagle perched on a large bare 

 tree (the third example I had seen in Formosa), but failed to 

 secure it. Styau^s Bulbul was abundant, though wild, and 

 flew about in small flocks of five or six. I managed to get 

 another. Orioles were common, also a brown Thrush, with 

 a Blackbird-like note of alarm [Turdus pallidus?), and a 

 black bird with white head, seen flying into the jungle, was, I 

 presume, Turdus albiceps. Towards 10 o'clock we embarked, 

 taking with us the lighthouse-keeper. Mr. Wilnau, the 

 present keeper, is a zealous collector for the Copenhagen 

 Museum, and is likely to make many interesting discoveries, 

 as the locality is an almost unknown and very promising one. 

 We left at 11 a.m. for Takow, and next day (Feb. 13th) the latter 

 for the Pescadores. Waiting there for fine weather to cross to 

 Amoy, some of us landed on Fisher Island. A couple more 

 Larks and a pair of Rock-Thrushes {Mont, solitarius) were shot, 



