Birds of Manchuria. 467 



153. H^BMATOPUs osTRALEGUs oscuLANs. Eastern Oystcr- 

 catcber. 



Tacz. p. 843; Dresser, p. 751. 



A specimen is recorded from Yingtzu, May 8, 1908 



(Bianchi) . 



154. ScoLOPAX RUSTicuLA (Linn.). Woodcock. 

 Tacz. p. 949 ; Dresser, p. 756. 



Sir Evan James observed a few Woodcocks between Sansing 

 and Ninguta, but did not preserve any skins. 



155. Gallinago c(elestis (Frenzel). Common Snipe. 

 Tacz. p. 960 ; Dresser, p. 759. 



a,b. c? c? . Khingan Mts., alt. 3400 ft. May 21, 1908. 

 c. ? . Chu-chia Tai, Kirin Province. Aug. 27, 1908. 

 d-h. ? ? ? c?. Fan-cbiaTun. Sept. 3-17, 1908. 



156. Gallinago stenura (Kubl). Pin-tailed Snipe. 

 Tacz. p. 959; Dresser, p. 761. 



a,b. (J ? . Khingan Mts. May 23, 1908. 



c, d. (^ (S . Chu-chia Tai, Kirin Province. Aug. 18, 

 1908. 



^-ff- c? c? ? • Chu-chia Tai, Kirin Province. Aug. 20, 

 1908. 



h-j. ? ? c?- Chu-chia Tai, Kirin Province. Aug. 23- 

 27, 1908. 



Iris brown ; feet greenish ; bill drab, darker towards tip. 



The occurrence of this Snipe in the Khingans on May 23 

 is interesting, as it points to its nesting in Manchuria. 

 Seebohm (Geogr. Distr. of Charadr. p. 478) says, " It is 

 doubtful if it breeds as far south as the valley of the 

 Amur"; but since then Prjzevalski found it nesting in large 

 numbers on the Hoang Ho (Yellow River), in S. Mongolia. 



157. Tringa minuta Leisl. Little Stint. 

 Tacz. p. 918; Dresser, p. 770. 



a. c?- Chu-chia Tai, Kirin Province. Aug. 27, 1908. 



b. ? . Fan-chia Tun, Kirin Province. Sept. 9, 1908. 



