496 Mr. J. D. de la Touche on the 



the autumu migration on the 19th o£ August, the 2nd of 

 September, and in October. It is not a common migrant. 

 I believe that I saw some near Swatow in September. 



■^ 259. Vanellus cristatus, Mey. & Wolf. [604.] 

 Common at Foochow and Swatow during the winter. 



4 260. Chettusia cinerea (Blyth). [605.] 

 Occurs occasionally at Foochow in the spring. 



4- 261. Squatarola helvetica (Linn.). [607.] 



Common at Foochow and Swatow during migration time. 

 A few winter on the coast. 



^262. Charadrius fulvus, Gm. [608.] 



Very abundant at Foochow in April and at the beginning 

 of May. It passes again in October, but at that season 

 seems to be less common. It winters at Swatow. 



+ 263. ^GiALiTis veredus (Gould). [609.] 



Kather scarce. It passes Foochow in March. I shot one 

 at Swatow on the 23rd October out of a flock of Golden 

 Plover. 



->- 264. jEgIALITIS GEOFFROYI (Wagl.). [610.] 



Passes Foochow in April and May, and again from the 

 end of July to, at least, the end of September. I saw very 

 large flocks on the sands near the mouth of the River Min 

 on the 26th of July, 1886 ; those shot were all in winter 

 plumage. 



"W 265. tEgialitis mongolica (Pall.). [611.] 



Rather abundant at Foochow in April and May. I shot 

 it also on the coast in September. 



266. tEgialitis placida (Gray). [612.] 

 Foochow in winter. Rather rare. 



— 267. ^GiALiTis MINOR (Mcy. & Wolf). [614.] 



Passes Foochow from the beginning of March to the 

 beginning of May. It winters at Swatow. 



268. JEgialitis CANTiANA (Lath.). [615.] 

 Common in winter at Foochow and Swatow. 



