418 Mr. J. D. de la Touclie on the 



.^48. AcKEDULA coNciNNA (Gould). [423.] 

 Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 221. 

 Abundant on the hills about Foochow. Also occurs on 

 the Swatow hills. 



i- 49. Parus minor, T. & S. [402.] 

 Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 221. 

 Very common at Foochow ; much less so at Swatow. 



4-50. Parus cinereus, Bonnat. & Vieill. [403 & 404.] 



Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 221. 



Much less common at Foochow than P. minor. I believe 

 that at Swatow this, or at least the intermediate form, 

 P. commixtus, Swinh., prevails. 



•1-51. Parus VENUSTULUs, Swinh. [407.] 



Foochow. La Touche, Ibis, 1887, p. 469. 



The specimen noted in my letter was given to Mr. Baun 

 by his boy, who had obtained the bird in the neighbourhood 

 of Foochow. 



^52. Leiothrix LUTEus (Scop.). [316.] 

 Foochow. La Touche, Ibis, 1887, p. 469. 



"^ 53. Alcippb brunnea, Gould. [319.] 

 Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 222. 

 Two shot in bamboo-jungle in the valley of the Yung-fu 

 Eiver. 



54. Alcippe morrisonia, Swinh. [321.] 

 Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 222. 

 Common on the Foochow and Swatow hills. 

 Gregarious. Frequents brushwood and wood or bamboo- 

 copses on the hills. 



T 55. Stachyridopsis ruficeps (Blyth). [328.] 



Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 222. 



Occurs in the valleys of Min and Yung-fu rivers. Ob- 

 tained in winter in the hill-country west of Swatow. 



I 56. SiTTA SINENSIS, Vcrr. [140.] 

 Puch^eng. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 221. 

 I did not find this Nuthatch in the Foochow district, but 



