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and the underlying spots are also of a laveuder-grey. These 

 eggs are a large piuk edition of the eggs of H. nigerrimus 

 obtained in North Formosa and described in ' The Ibis ' (1898, 

 p. 365). In shape they are a slightly elongated ovate, and 

 they measure ri3xO-75 (two) and Til x 0*77 inch. 



The nest has an inner diameter of 2" 90 inches, with an 

 inner depth of ]"7; the outer diameter is 4 inches, and the 

 outer depth 2. 



7Q. YuHiNA PALLIDA La Touche. 



The soft parts in this species are : — Iris dark crimson or 

 brown ; upper mandible blackish ; lower mandible and sides 

 of base of upper mandible dark vermilion ; mouth and tongue 

 red, the tongue deeply forked and brush-tipped ; legs dull 

 orange, the feet tinged with dark grey. Total length : 

 S , 4'9 and 4-7 inches ; ? , 4'7 inches. 



This bird is extremely common about the Kuatun Moun- 

 tains during spring, summer, and autumn. It frequents the 

 valleys and the planted hill-sides, and is found in the forests 

 as high as the summit of Mount David, where we met with 

 it paired in May. I fancy that during the cold weather it 

 must either go south or retire to the lower valleys of the 

 high ranges of Western Fohkien. During the early part of 

 April, and even occasionally after that, we saw large flocks 

 in the valleys or working their way up the mountains. They 

 often joined a flock of Staphidia torqueola, other small birds, 

 such as Cryptolopha ricketti and Willow-Warblers, being 

 also found in their company. I have seen these birds feeding 

 on the ground at the foot of trees. Like many other small 

 birds of sociable habits, they appear to be distressed at the 

 loss of their companions, as one that I shot out of a flock on 

 the 31st March was followed to the ground by another, 

 screaming and showing great grief. 



From about the 11th April we saw this Yuhina in pairs, 

 and the song of the male was to be heard everywhere. The 

 song is a peculiar whistle, very loud, each note very distinct 

 and slow. It consists of five or six notes, the first two being 

 often repeated hesitatingly before the songster ventures on 



