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



207. BoTAURUs sTELLARis (Linn.). [f»38.] 

 Foochow in winter; rather uncommon. 



-A- 208. Ibis melanocephala (Lath.) (?). [648.] 



According to the Foochow wildfowlers, a white Ibis occurs 

 on the Foochow coast in autumn and spring. My shooting- 

 boy told me that he saw one on the Swatow coast on the 

 31st of December. 



A. 209. Tantalus leucocephalus, Gm. [647.] 



Summers on the Foochow coast. It is occasionally seen 



in couples on the mud- or sand-banks near the mouth of the 



River Min. 



I saw a good many on the marshes near Swatow in 



September 1887. 



210. Platalea minor, T. & S. [646.] 



Foochow coast in summer and autumn. It is common in 

 the neighbourhood of Swatow all through the winter. 



VII. ANSERES. 



211. Cygnus, sp. inc. 



Swans have been shot near Foochow, but appear to be 

 very rare in the district. I did not see any there or at 

 Swatow, but my shooting-boy told me that he saw two on 

 the Swatow coast on the 31st December. 



212. Anser segetum (Gm.). [702.] 



Abundant at Foochow and Swatow in winter. The Geese 

 arrive at Swatow about the end of November and have left 

 before the end of February, They arrive at Foochow towards 

 the end of October. 



213. Anser erythropus (Linn.). [705.] 



Foochow wildfowlers have told me that they had occa- 

 sionally shot small Geese, which, from their description, 

 appear to have been of this species. 



214. Anser cinereus, Meyer. [703.] 



Foochow wildfowlers have told me that they have also 

 shot this Goose. 



