Birds of Mancfiuria. 439 



c, d. S S ' Chau-chun, Kirin Province. July 6, 1908. 

 e. juv. V • >} }) )) i) )i 



This and H. gutturalis are seemingly the prevailing forms 

 in N. Manchuria. If I recollect rightly, the rufous-breasted 

 birds were those most commonly seen during my journey 

 through the country in 1907. 



51. HlRUNDO RUSTICA TYTLERI. 



Dresser, p. 266. 



a. Kliingaii Mts., alt. 3300 ft. June 15, 1908. 



Iris dark brown ; feet blackish ; bill black. 



This specimen has the under parts chestnut and conse- 

 quently may be referred to the subspecies tytleri — a bird 

 which breeds in North-east Asia up to Kamschatka. 



52. HiRUNDo RUFiLA DAURicA. Dauriau Red-rumped 

 Swallow. 



Tacz. p. 182 ; Dresser, p. 268. 



a-h. cJ? ? 'i S S 'i 6 • Chang-chun, Kirin Province. 

 July 5-16, 1908. 



X. ? . Kirin Province. Sept. 17, 1908. 



Iris brown ; feet blackish ; bill black. 



In 1907 I found this Swallow plentiful along the Trans- 

 Siberian Railway, right across North Manchuria. At almost 

 every station a few pairs were nesting under the roofs of the 

 platform shelters. It is more sociable than the Barn 

 Swallow and will often assemble in small colonies like the 

 House-Martin. 



53. Chelidon urbica lagopoda. Oriental House-Martin. 

 Tacz. p. 184 ; Dresser, p. 270. 



a. S ' Khingan Mts., alt. 3500 ft. June 17, 1908. 



b. c^ . „ „ alt. 3900 ft. June 23, 1908. 

 Iris very dark brown ; bill black. 



This bird is common as a breeding species in N. Manchuria. 

 My collector has sent me three clutches of eggs ; these 

 are white and indistinguishable from those of the typical 

 C. urbica. 



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