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42. Turdus OBSCURUS. 



I shot two birds of this species in the last week of May. 

 They were with a small party of T. naumanni, and seemed to 

 be rather wilder, flying up to the topmost branches of high 

 trees when alarmed. 



43. Turdus atrigularis. 



A few Black-throated Ouzels passed through Peking in 

 the end of April. 



44. CoCCOTHRAUSTES JAPONICUS. 



Hawfinches were very common in and about Peking, from 

 the beginning of November until the end. of April. 



45. Loxia, sp. inc. 



I did not see any wild Crossbills. The bird-fanciers had 

 a few (probably L. juponica) in the early spring. They 

 asked such high prices for them that I think that they must 

 either be very rare or else be brought from some distance. 



46. Carpodacus erythrinus. 



Not very common, and only seen during May. 



47. Chrysomitris spinus. 



I saw a few Siskins in the autumn. The Chinese bird- 

 fanciers keep large numbers in captivity. 



48. LlNOTA LINARIA. 



Very common from November until the beginning of 

 April. 



49. Chloris sinica. 



This species occurred in large flocks in the Temple of 

 Heaven Park, for a few days at the end of January. They 

 were very wild and kept to the tops of the trees. 



50. Fringilla montifringilla. 



Very common all through the winter, but disappeared 

 about the middle of April. 



51. Passer montanus. 



This is the Common Sparrow of Peking. It is quite as 

 familiar as P. domesticus elsewhere. 



