Nesting of Birds in Fohkien. 53 



Glaucidium brodiei (Burton). 



Resident, and not uncommon in the hills and mountains 

 of the Province. We have, however, no examples of its eggs. 



Ninox scutulata (Raffles). 



A young bird shot in the Yuen Fu Valley in July proves 

 that this species breeds at the lower levels. La Touche does 

 not appear to have met with it in the mountains, and Rickctt 

 had only one specimen from Kuatun, which was shot in 

 November. 



Pandion haliaetus (Linn.). 



A fairly common winter-visitor. La Touche (' Ibis/ 1887, 

 p. 231) says, " some remain throughout the summer/' 



Nisaetus fasciatus ( Vieill.) . 



Resident and not uncommon. It breeds in the hills 

 not far from Foochow and winters on the plains. Two 

 young birds obtained by La Touche on May 22nd were 

 successfully reared. When taken, they differed greatly in 

 size : the smaller had the head almost covered with white 

 down, was darker in colour, and had paler-coloured legs ; the 

 larger was lighter in colour, with yellowish or buffy-white 

 edgings to the head-feathers, and very little down adhering 

 thereto. The irides in both were dark brown. 



Spizaetus nipalensis (Hodgson). 



Resident and not uncommon in Central Fohkien. It 

 probably also frequents the mountains, but La Touche was 

 unable to identify it at Kuatun, except on one occasion 

 ('Ibis,' 1900, p. 47). 



Rickett's collectors took a young bird at Ah Ch'ung in 

 May. It was covered with white down, through which the 

 quills of the feathers were protruding. 



The finders described the nest as a huge structure of 

 sticks, big enough for a man to curl himself up in ! 



Spilornis cheela (Lath.) : Ibis, 1900, p. 57. 

 Fairly common and resident in Central Fohkien. 

 The crop of one example contained a small snake and a 

 large Mantis. 



