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washed with red. Wings have a small 

 white bar. Tail nearly same as in the 

 male. 



Distribution. — Eastern Asia. A very 

 common winter visitant in the Yangtse 

 Valley, but some seem to breed on 

 Kuling. 



Nest and Eggs. — A nest taken from 

 the inside of a veranda on Kuling 

 closely resembled that of the American 

 Pewee Flycatcher (Myiochanes virens). 



Notes. — This bird is often seen in 

 the shrubbery around our homes 

 during the winter. Its striking colors, 

 and nervous habit of starting or 

 twitching on its perch, readily identify 

 it. The call is a simple plaintive note, 

 uttered with monotonous regularity. 



THE PLUMBEOUS WATER 

 REDSTART. 



RHYACORNIS FULIGINOSUS (viGORS). 



Description. — Length five and one 

 half inches. Bill black. Tarsus dark 

 brown. Iris brown. 



Male. — Plumage dark lead blue. 

 Rump and tail brownish red. Wings 

 brownish black with bluish margins 

 to feathers. 



Female. — Dull olive brown above, 

 white below, with crescentric brown 

 markings on each feather. Upper 

 and lower tail coverts, and base of 

 tail quills, white. 



Distribution. — Eastern Asia. Re- 

 sident on the mountain streams of 

 the Yangtse Valley. 



Nest and Eggs. — The nest is a cup 

 of moss, lined with hair, or fine roots. 

 It is placed on a shelf of rock or the 

 bank of a stream. There are three 



