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143. PoRZANA pusiLLA (Pall.). Pallas's Rail. 

 Tacz. p. 997 ; Dresser, p. 708. 



a. S' Khingan Mts., alt. 3300 ft. June 6, 1908. 



Iris deep reddish-orange ; feet greenish-drab; bill greenish. 



This bird has also been procured at Yingtzu, a young 

 male having been shot by Capt. Karpow on Sept. 10, 1901 

 (Bianchi). 



144. FuLiCA ATRA Liun. Coraraon Coot. 



I include the Coot on the authority of Bianchi, who records 

 a specimen from South Manchuria, March 10, 1901. 



14.5. Grus communis Bechst. Common Crane. 



Tacz. p. 796 ; Dresser, p. 718. 



This and the next species were observed commonly 

 near Tsitsihar by Sir Evan James when he visited that 

 town in September 1886 ('The Long White Mountain,' 

 p. 299). 



146. Grus virgo (Linn.). Demoiselle Crane. 

 Tacz. p. 810 ; Dresser, p. 721 . 



Sir Evan James ('The Long White Mountain, p. 299) 

 writes as follows : — " The road to Tsitsihar runs generally 

 parallel to the left bank of the Nonni, but floods had con- 

 verted all the intervening country into a succession of lakes, 

 on the banks of which were great flocks of the Common and 

 Demoiselle Cranes.*' 



147. Grus japonensis Miill. Manchurian Crane. 

 Tacz. p. 806; Dresser, p. 719. 



Sir Evan James found this Crane ''pretty numerous" 

 in the vast swamps beyond Petuna (' The Long White 

 Mountain,' p. 296) . 



148. Otis tarda dybowskii. Siberian Bustard. 

 Tacz. p. 790 ; Dresser, p. 724. 



Near Tsitsihar, on " vast undulating plains, stretching 



