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May and again in Scpleniber. It is not at all nncommon 

 during the latter month. 



Woodcock were not rare on passage at Newchwang during 

 September in the 'eighties of last century. 



244. Gallinago solitaria (Modgs.). 

 GalUnago solitaria D. & O. p. 476, pi. 122. 



I have a handsome example of the Himalayan Solitary 

 Snipe bought in the Chinwangtao market on the 20th of 

 December, 1914. It was in perfect condition and must have 

 been shot only a few days previously. It is evidently a 

 Avinter resident in the mountains of Chihli, as on the 

 Yangtse. 



245. Gallinago megala Swinhoe. 



GaUinago megala D. & O. p. 477; La T. p. 582. 



Swinhoe's Snipe passes in May and during the last ten 

 days o£ August. It is much less common about Chinwangtao 

 than the Pintail and Common Snipe. 



246. Gallinago stenura IIorsF. 



GaUinago stenura D. & 0. p. 478 ; La T. p. 582. 



The Pin-tailed Snipe passes in May and again throughout 

 August and during the first few days of September. It is 

 more or less abundant, according to the state of tiie ground. 



247. GaUinago ccelestis Frenz. 

 GaUinago scolopacina Y). & 0. p. 478. 

 GaUinago ccelestis La T. p. 581. 



The Common Snipe ai'rives towards the end of March or 

 early in April, according to the season, and remains during 

 the first half of May. I shot a belated bird on the 16th of 

 June, 1913. It begins to pass again during the last half of 

 August, and in suitable spots remains throughout September. 

 Laggards may be found in October and even in IMovember, 

 I put up one from a stream iu the uplands north of the port 

 on the 26th of November, 1911. The temperature that dav 

 was so coM that the water we had with us for drinkius:- 

 purposes froze solid in the bottle. 



