34 Capt. H. A. Walton on 



108. Gallinago megala. 



I shot one of these large Snipes in the Temple of Heaven 

 Park in May, and saw other birds, doubtless of this species, 

 in the same place, at the end of September. It frequents 

 dry spots, and has a rather slow, very direct flight, skimming 

 along among the trees, a few feet from the ground, for 

 twenty yards or so. It can be flushed several times before 

 it becomes really alarmed. 



-f 109. Gallinago coslestis. 



Common, especially on the swampy lakes at the Summer 

 Palace. 



I did not happen to shoot any specimens of G. stenura, 

 though David and Oustalet say that it is common in the 

 neighbourhood of Peking. 



-130. Hydrochelidox hybrida. 

 I shot a Tern of this species at Tientsin in August. 



111. Phalacrocorax carbo. 



Common on the large lake in front of the Summer Palace. 

 A specimen obtained on March 21st was in full breeding- 

 plumage. 



_f-112. ARDEA CINEREA. 



Common. 



113. Herodias, sp. inc. 



A large white Egret, of which I did not obtain a specimen, 

 was fairly common in the spring. It was probably H. alba. 



114. Nycticorax griseus. 



Commonly met with in the spring and summer : it is 

 possibly a permanent resident. 



115. Botaurus stellaris. 



There were a few Bitterns in the market in the early 

 spring. 



116. Cygnus olor. 



1 saw a dead Mute Swan in the market in winter. It 

 had possibly been in captivity. 



