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species. They are in great request among the natives as 

 cage-birds, numbers being caught and sold alive for that 

 purpose. 



Two eggs found at Swatow in June measure 22 and 2r5 mm. 



124. Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temm.). [519.] 

 Foochow and Swatow in winter ; very abundant. 



■^125. Spodiopsar sERiCEUs (Gm.). [520.] 



Foochow and Swatow in winter. Very common at Swatow 

 in the mangroves ; rare near Foochow, but more abundant 

 on the coast near the mouth of the River Min. 



i 126. Sturnia SINENSIS (Gm.). [522.] 

 Comes to Foochow and Swatow in the spring and nests 

 under the roofs of houses. I once noticed a flock in the 

 mangroves near Swatow at the beginning of February. 



• 127. AcRiDOTHERES cRisTATELLUs (Linn.). [524.] 

 Very abundant at Foochow and Swatow. 

 This Mynah, the Humnei, and the Mongolian Lark are the 

 favourite cage-birds in China. I had a Mynah for nearly 

 four years, which, I think, was the most amusing and intel- 

 ligent tame bird I ever saw. 



128. Gracupica nigricollis (Payk,). [523.] 

 Abundant and resident at Foochow and Swatow. 



129. Corvus levaillanti, Linn. [528.] 

 Corvus sinensis, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 383. 

 Resident at Foochow and Swatow. More abundant in 



the latter district. 



130. Corvus corone, Linn. [529.] 



Occurs at Foochow, but is scarce. I obtained specimens 

 in April and during the winter. This is, I believe, the only 

 place in China proper where specimens of the Carrion Crow 

 of Europe have been obtained. Swinhoe procured specimens 

 on islands near Hainan. Pere David says that in his journeys 

 to the western frontier of China he saw Crows which seemed 

 to him to belong to the European species, but he could not 

 procure any specimens. On the other hand, it appears to 



