Birds of Foochow and Swatow. 491 



^215. Anser cYGNOiDEs, Liiin. [706.] 



A Goose, of which the description answers to that of the 

 Swan-Goose, was shot at Foochow by my shooting-boy. 



This and the two preceding species are evidently rare at 

 Foochow. For ray own part, the only Geese I ever saw or 

 shot either at Foochow or at Swatow were Bean-Geese. 



-f- 216. NkTTAPUS COROMANDELIANUS (Gm.) . [718.] 



Three examples obtained in October and November at 

 Foochow. It seems to be rather rare in the district. 



-^-217. Tadorna coRNUTA (Gm.). [712.] 



Winters at Foochow, where it is rather uncommon. It is 

 abundant about Swatow, large flocks being seen in the bay 

 during the winter. 



^ 218. Casarca rutila (Pall.). [713.] 



I obtained one specimen at Foochow in November 1884. 

 It is a very rare Duck in that locality. 



- 219. Anas BoscAs, Linn. [710.] 

 Foochow and Swatow in winter. 



-7-220. Anas zonorhyncha, Swinh. [711.] 



Resident at Foochow and Swatow; fairly abundant in 

 winter. I found nests and eggs on a rocky islet outside the 

 Swatow Bay in May and June, and some eggs on the point 

 of hatching were taken in July, the young ducklings coming 

 out of the shell in the boat. The nests I found were hidden 

 among the low brushwood and rank grasses on the summit 

 of the island. 



221. QUERQUEDULA CRECCA (LiuU.) . [721.] 



Very abundant at Foochow and Swatow in winter. They 

 arrive at Foochow at the end of September. Most of them 

 leave in March, but very few being seen in April. 



Numbers of this and the following three species are netted 

 in the Foochow district and sold alive for food. The nets 

 employed to catch them have rather wide meshes ; they are 

 set upright across the marshy islands in the river ; the birds 

 flying low at night are caught by the neck, and the natives, 

 who are on the watch, secure them at once. 



