42 Mr. J. D. D. La Touclie on the [Ibis, 



The following are measurements of four birds in my 

 collection : — 



Foochow, (^ Culmen l-75iu. Wing 16-25 in. 



S „ 1-97 „ „ 16-50 „ 



Chinkiang „ 1-75 ,, ,, 16-75 „ 



Chinwangtao, $ ... „ 1*50 „ ,, 15"75 ,, 



282. Anser erythropus (L.). 



Anser erythropus D. & O. p. 492 ; La T. p. 583. 



I shot a Lesser White-fronted Goose on the 14th of April, 

 1911, out of a flock which was resting on the plain. 

 A flock of small Geese, seen passing over on the 6th of 

 April, 1913, was probably composed of this species. The 

 soft parts of the bird shot were as follows : — Iris brown ; 

 rim of eyelid yellow ; bill pink with a dark spot on the nail ; 

 legs orange. The culmen measures 1*25 in. and the wing 

 14-90 in. Sex ? . 



White- fronted Geese were very common at Newchwang 

 in the spring of ] 890. I procured a specimen which, to the 

 best of my recollection, was of the larger species. 



283. Tadorna cornuta (Gm.). 

 Tadorna belonii D. & O. p. 497. 

 Tadorna cornuta La T. p. 584. 



The Common Sheldrake passes in April and from mid- 

 September to mid-October. 



284. Casarca rutila (L.). 



Casarca rutila D. & O. p. 497; La T. p. 584. 



The Ruddy Sheldrake winters on the plain. It passes 

 throughout March to the beginning of May and in autumn 

 from the latter half of October. 



285. Anas boscas L. 



Anas boschas D. & O. p. 495 ; La T. p. 584. 



The Mallard is one of the commonest Ducks. I have 

 observed it from the beginning of March to the beginning 

 of May, and from the 20th of September to the beginning of 



