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



f- 141. Picus cABANisi, Malh. [73.] 



Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 229. 



Very common. In February 1884, while up river, I came 

 upon a regular gathering of Woodpeckers in an orchard-like 

 grove close by the river-bank. The trees being quite bare 

 of leaves, a good view could be had of the birds as they ran 

 up the trees in all directions. I shot specimens of this and 

 the two following species, all three species being abundant. I 

 never again saw so many Woodpeckers together. 



[It was possibly occasioned by a visitation of some par- 

 ticular larva of an insect to the grove. — H. H. S.] 



+• 142. Iyngipicus scintilliceps, Swinh, [79.] 

 Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 229. 

 Not uncommon on the hills. 



Though I did not note this and the preceding species at 

 Swatow, I have no doubt that they occur there also. 



-h 143. Gecinus guerini (Malh.). [83 & 84.] 

 Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 229. 

 This is the commonest Woodpecker in the Foochow dis- 

 trict. It also occurs on the Swatow hills. 



T 144. MicROPTERNUs FOKiENSis, Swinh. [85.] 



Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 229. 



One was shot by my boy in the hill-country west of 

 Swatow. 



Hrl45. Upupa epops, Linn. [144.] 

 Foochow. Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 229. 

 Appears in winter at Foochow, but is very scarce. 



'■f- 146. Merops philippinus, Linn. [117.] 



This Bee-eater arrives at Swatow in April, and is very 

 common during the summer in the rocky valleys. 



-h 147. EuRYSTOMUs oRiENTALis (Linn.). [119.] 



Eurystomus orientalis, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 347; Styan, 



Ibis, 1887, p. 229. 



This Roller, which is abundant in the Foochow district in 



