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c? . . wing 5 "75 tail 5*75 tip of middle to tip of outer rectrix 1"625. 

 $ .. „ 5-375 „ 5-625 „ „ 1-4 



56. Artamus fuscus (VieiUot). 



In a partly cleared enclosure, by tbe side of jungle, at Yu- 

 lin-kau bay (S. Hainan), I noticed a pair of tbese birds sitting 

 dove-like together in the fork of a tree. I fired at them ; one 

 fell; the other flew off, but turning in a half-circle perched on 

 a neighbouring tree, whence it dropped dead. Their irides were 

 light reddish-brown. I never met with the species again in 

 Hainan. I have compared mine with examples from India, and 

 do not observe any difference between them. 



57. Myiagra azurea (Bodd.). 



Often met with in bamboo clumps about villages. 



58. BuTALis ciNEREOALBA (Tcmm. & Schleg.). 



Occurred in the gardens about Kiungchow-foo in February. 

 Is a winter visitor at Amoy. 



59. BUTALIS FERRUGINEA (HodgS.). 



I procured it on the 29th of March at Haosuy, and on the 30th 

 at Hungpe, both places on the western coast of Hainan. It 

 passes up the China coast in summer. 



60. Cyanoptila cyanomeLjENA (Temm. & Schleg.). 

 Males of this species appeared in numbers at Haosuy on the 



29th of March ; and in Naochow island on the 5th of April I 

 saw them again. I presume they were on their journey north- 

 wards. I obtained three males at the former place. 



61. Erythrosterna leucura (Gmelin), 



On the 19th of February, on the road near Tai-ping-sze (Cen- 

 tral Hainan), I shot one of this species in the winter plumage. 

 It visits Amoy during the cold season. 



62. Erythrosterna mugimaki (Temm. & Schleg.). 



On the 5th of April, on Naochow island, I shot a specimen of 

 this little Fly-catcher in its winter dress, with green back and 

 light red throat and breast. 



63. Xanthopygia narci&sina (Temm. & Schleg.). 



This also occurred at the same date and place as the last. I 



