Birds of Manrhnria. 457 



112. MiLVus MELAN'OTis T. & S. Black-carcd Kite. 

 Tacz. p. 46 ; Dresser, p. 536 ; iDgrara, Ibis, 1908, p. 163. 

 a. ^. Khingan Mts., alt. 3500 ft. May 15, 1908. 



Iris brown ; feet greyish-drab ; bill bluish-black. 



113. Falco ^salon Tunstall. Merlin. 

 Tacz. p. 87 ; Dresser, p. 547. 



a. Kirin Province. Sept. 17, 1908. 

 Capt. Karpow also procured a Merlin, a male, at Yingtzu, 

 on Oct. 15, 1901. 



114. Falco subbuteo Linn. Hobby. 

 Tacz. p. 84; Dresser, p. 548. 



a. c? . N. Kirin. {E. J.) 



Sir Evan James was at Kirin in August and November, 

 1886 ; this bird was doubtless killed during his first visit, 

 but no date is given on the label. 



115. Erythropus amurensis (Radde). Radde's Red- 

 legged Falcon. 



Falco amurensis Dresser, p. 551. 



a. S ' Fan-chia Tun, Kirin Province. July 25, 1908. 



b-e. c? (? ? ? ■ Chu-chia Tai, Kirin Province. Aug. 9- 

 21, 1908. 



f, 9' c? c? • Fan-chia Tun, Kirin Province. Sept. 9 and 18, 

 1908. 



116. Cerchneis tinnunculus (Linn.). Common 

 Kestrel. 



Tacz. p. 95 ; Dresser, p. 552. 



a. ? . Khingan Mts., alt. 3900 ft. April 22, 1908. 



b. S ' » „ alt. 3600 ft. June 1, 1908. 

 Iris brown ; feet yellow ; bill bluish-horn-coloured. 



117. Pandion haliaetus (Linn.). Osprey. 

 Tacz. p. 52 ; Dresser, p. 554. 



Sir Evan James's collections include an Osprey shot in 

 South Manchuria. 



