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coming about a fortnight later. This species feeds a good 

 deal on the ground, like a Robin, but is also somewhat 

 Muscicapine in its habits, catching insects in the air, and 

 returning after a short flight to its original perch. It 

 frequently moves its wings and tail like a Redstart. I only 

 heard it utter a harsh call-note. 



38. Xanthopygia tricolor. 



I obtained a few specimens at the end of May. The bird 

 appears to be uncommon at Peking. 



39. TURDUS NAUMANNI. 



I saw no Ouzels until the beginning of November, when 

 a few individuals of this species appeared in the Temple of 

 Heaven Park, and in small plantations outside the city. 

 By the middle of November T. naumanni had become quite 

 common, and it increased in numbers as the winter went on. 

 For about a month this was the only Ouzel that I obtained ; 

 then T. ruficollis arrived, and soon became equally numerous. 

 The two species associated freely with one another. At first 

 the birds were met with singly or in small parties, but 

 when the cold became severe and the ground was covered 

 with snow they formed flocks of twenty or more individuals. 

 I did not see T. naumanni after the beginning of June. It 

 has a very loud alarm-note. 



40. TURDUS RUFICOLLIS. 



The Red-throated Ouzel arrived at about the beginning of 

 December, and was common until the beginning of May. 

 David and Oustalet (' Oiseaux de la Chine ') say that it is 

 rare at Peking. This was not my experience, though it was 

 never so abundant as the preceding species. 



41. TURDUS FUSCATUS. 



I obtained specimens of the Dusky Ouzel at Peking in 

 April and May, but did not see it during the winter. It 

 associated with the two preceding species, which, by the time 

 that T. fuscatits appeared, had become much reduced in 

 numbers. 



