10 Mr. J. D. D. La Touclic on the [Ibis, 



apex. The others are very sparsely marked. They measure 

 1-52X 1-21, 1-58 X 1-20, 160x1-22, and 1-66 x 1-20 in. Tlie 

 man who brought me these eggs said that sometimes as 

 many as twenty eggs were found in one nest. 



193. Perdix daurica Pall. 

 I'erdix barbata D. & 0. p. 392. 



The Mongolian or Bearded Partridge is very common on 

 the hills of north-eastern Chihli. It occurs also in good 

 numbers on the hills, near Chinwangtao, and the market is 

 fairly well supplied with them during the season. 



I found this Partridge common in February 1890 in the 

 mountains of the Liautung Peninsula. 



194. Tiirnix blanfordi Blyth. 

 Turnix macula f us D. &. O. p. 398. 

 Turnix blanfordi La V. p. 579. 



Blanfoid^s Button Quail is a very common migrant in 

 north-east Chihli. It passes Chinwangtao from about the 

 middle of May to about the 7th of June, and from the last 

 week in August to well on into October. I have no doubt 

 that it breeds here. A live female example given to me by 

 Mr. A. L. Hall in October 1915 constantly uttered a cry 

 which might be syllabled as " krek.'' During March it 

 began to utter what is presumably the breeding call. The 

 bird began by making a low sound which exactly resembled 

 the deep, but veiy distant hoot of a steamer's whistle. 

 After this there was a short pause, then another low hoot 

 with the same ventriloquistic effect, but a little louder, 

 after which another pause, and the same sound was uttered 

 again ; after the filth call or so it developed into a weird 

 moan. The calls were repeated at short intervals, the three 

 or four last being heartrending, very humanlike moans ; 

 these increased in intensity, and were altogether about 

 eight or nine in number; the bird as it made these sounds 

 bowed its head and slightly depressed its wings. The calling 

 of tliis bird became very frequent during the first half of 

 May, and on the 1-lth, noticing that it was calling more 

 than usual, I went to find out what was the matter, and I 



