Birds of Manchuria. 447 



^yf' ? <? • Chan-chun, Kirin Province. Aug. 1 and 

 13, 1908. 



y-k. c? ? c? <? ? . „ „ „ „ Sept. 2-29, 



1908. 



All my specimens appear to belong to the subspecies 

 hactriana. Sir Evan James remarks : — " The commonest 

 bird in Manchuria is the Magpie, the sacred bird, which goes 

 in large flocks and is very tame. They were fond of teasing 

 Rattler (Sir Evan's dog), settling down and hopping about 

 just in front of him, and behind him, and all around him, 

 croaking loudly and fluttering away just as the dog thought 

 he had got one, and driving him perfectly wild." 



79. Pica pica sericea. Chinese Magpie. 



I include this bird on the authority of M. Bianchi, who 

 records a specimen from Yingtzu, killed Feb. 10, 1901. 



80. CoL(EUs DAURicus Pall. Daurian Jackdaw. 

 Tacz. p. 521 ; Dresser, p. 419 ; Hart. p. 18. 



a, b. cJ ? . Khingan Mts., alt. 3800 ft. April 24, 

 1908. 



c-i- ? c? c? c? ? c? ? ? • Khingan Mts., alt. 3400 ft. 

 May 1-31, 1908. 



k,l. S S' Fan-chia Tun, Kirin Province. Sept. 11 and 

 12, 1908. 



Iris blackish-brown ; feet and bill black. 



This Jackdaw is a common bird in Manchuria : 1 observed 

 it frequently from the train when I crossed that country 

 from Vladivostock to Europe. 



81. CoLOEUS NEGLECTUs (Schleg.). Oriental Jackdaw. 

 Tacz. p. 524 ; Dresser, p. 420 ; Hart. p. 18. 



a,b. S 6' Khingan Mts., alt. 3500 ft. May 6 and 24, 

 1908. 



c, </.?(? . „ „ alt. 3400 ft. June 1 and 2, 



1908. 



Iris black-brown; feet and bill black. 



