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Herons. — At Swatow Herodias eulophotes takes the place 

 in summer of H. (jarzetta, which goes further north to 

 breed. The Spoonbill [Platalea minor) is a summer visitant 

 to the Foochow coast^ while at Swatow it is a winter bird. 



Gulls. — Larus saundersi seems scarce at Foochow, while 

 at Swatow it is abundant in the spring. 



The Swatow coast seems also to be favoured by most of the 

 Terns in summer ; but I suspect that these will be found to 

 breed on the Foochow coast as well. 



The list of birds noted in the Foochow district shows a 

 total number of 305 species, which, following Mr. Styan's 

 division of breeders and non-breeders, may be divided as 

 follows : — 



114 



183 



297 



The addition of Athene brodiei, Sit fa sinensis, Butorides 

 javanicus, and Sterna fluviatilis, which were not noticed and 

 probably overlooked, and of Tichodroma muraria, Pericrocotus 

 speciosus, Volvocivora melaschista, and Pelecanus mitratus^ 

 mentioned by Pere David and Swinhoe as having been 

 obtained at Foochow, brings up the total number of the 

 birds of the Foochow district to 305 species. 



If the district be extended so as to include all Central 

 Fukien, eighteen resident species, examples of which were 

 procured by Swinhoe about Amoy or by Pere David at 

 Kuatun, can be added. I have little doubt that most of 

 these birds occur not far west of Foochow. They are as 

 follows : — 



