48 Messrs. La Touclie and Rickett on the 



Alauda ccelivox Swinhoe : Ibis, 1892, p. 428. 



La Touche notes that this bird " breeds on grassy hills near 

 Foochow and at the mouth of the Min River. Full-fledged 

 young are to be seen in May." We have never obtained the 

 eggs. 



^Ethopyga latouchii Slater : Ibis, 1891, p. 43, pi. i. 



This Sun-bird is common in winter in Central Fokhien, and 

 has been shot about fifty miles from Foochow. It no doubt 

 breeds in the Province, but we have no examples of its eggs. 



Gecinus guerini (Malh.) : Ibis, 1900, p. 42. 

 A common resident in wooded districts. 

 Two eggs taken in Central Fohkien on May 16th measure 

 1-14 x -85 in., 1*21 x -86. 



Picumnus chinensis (Hargitt). 

 Gecinus citrino-cristatus Rickett. 

 Chrysophleg.ua ricketti Styan. 

 Gecinulus viridanus Slater. 

 Dendrocofus cabanisi (Malh.). 

 Iyngipicus scintilliceps Swinhoe. 



MlCROPTERNUS FOK1ENSIS SwinllOC 



Lepocestes sinensis Rickett. 



We have not obtained eggs of any of these eight species. 

 Of Lepocestes sinensis we have skins of young birds. 



Megal^ema virens Bodd. : Ibis, 1900, p. 46. 



A common resident on the hills and mountains of the 

 Province, where it breeds. 



Natives all agree in saying that it nests late in the season. 

 Our collectors state that the birds had not commenced 

 breeding in Central Fohkien when they left in the middle 

 of May. 



Eurystomus calonyx Sharpe : Ibis, 1887, p. 229 ; 1900, 

 pp. 44, 57. 



Common as a summer-visitor, arriving in April and leaving 

 again in September. 



As we have already stated, the deserted nests of Magpies 



