Nesting of Birds in Fohkien. CI 



tliey had been found (a sandy sea-shore), a pair of what La 

 Touche took to be these birds was seen. 



These eggs of are a rather deep yellow-buff with small round 

 spots and twisted lines of very deep blackish brown over 

 underlying spots and short streaks of blue-grey. They 

 measure 125 x -91-127 x -93 and 1*31 x *90 in. This species 

 is resident on the south coast of China. 



JEgialitis placida (Gray). 



Apparently resident in the Province, as we have young 

 birds shot in July in the Yuen Fu Valley and have obtained 

 adults in winter. 



Chettusia cinerea (Blyth). 



Our collectors shot a female in May near Yen Ping Fu 

 (which is about 140 miles up the Min River from Foochow) 

 with enormously developed ovaries ; it was apparently about 

 to breed. 



Totanus hypoleucus (Linn.). 



A common resident species, but we have never obtained its 

 eggs. 



Phynch.ea capensis (Linn.). 



Also a common resident. Pickett's collector found a nest 

 with four eggs on a narrow " bund " between two rice-fields. 

 It was a mere hollow in the ground lined with dry grass. 



La Touche has an egg taken from the oviduct of a bird 

 shot on June 20th. It measures l'40xl in. and is ovate 

 in shape. It is of a clear yellow-buff, thickly blotched and 

 spotted with very dark brown, and with a few lines of the same 

 colour, over light brown blotches and spots. There are a very 

 few underlying spots of grey. 



On August 31st a native brought to Pickett a bird of this 

 species, from the oviduct of which he had extracted an egg. 

 ]t was elongated ovate in shape and measured 1*48 x "99 in. 

 The markings were very small. 



This egg by some mischance got mixed up with some eggs 

 presented by Pickett to the British Museum and someone 

 has written on it "JE. geoffroyi." 



