Birds of Foochow and Suuatow. 501 



tember; it was in company with a flock of Tringa crassi- 

 rostris and other Stints. 



~" 302. NuMENius LiNEATuSj Cuv. [654.] 



Very abundant at Foochow and Swatow throughout the 

 winter. 



^t~"303. NuMENius cYANOPus, Vicill. [655. J 



One obtained at Foochow on 22ud October. I saw two 

 at Swatow in the spring of 1887. 



304. NuMENius VARiEGATus, Scop. [653.] 



Passes Foochow in April and May and again during the 



autumn migration from the end of July. It is also common 



about Swatow in spring and autumn. 



' 305. NuMENius MiNUTUs, Gould. [656.] 



Passes Foochow in the latter half of Aprils and also in the 

 autumn, as I shot one on the coast on the 22nd of September. 

 According to the native wildfowlers^ it is common during 

 the spring passage. 



XI. TUBINARES. 



^ 306. DiOMEDEA ALBATRUS, Pall. [744.] 



Several examples of this species were shot on the Foochow 

 coast by wildfowlers in the spring of 1887. 



In March 1889 I saw a great many Albatrosses^ both dark 

 brown and white^ off the coast between Swatow and Amoy. 



XII. GAVI^. 



T 307. Larus canus^ Linn. [747.] 



Common on the Foochow coast and at Swatow in winter, 



' 308. Larus crassirostris, Vieill. [749.] 

 Abundant and resident on the Foochow and Swatow coasts. 



"t 309. Larus cachinnans, Pall. [750.] 



Foochow and Swatow coasts in winter and spring. I shot 

 a large Gull on the Swatow coast at the beginning of June 

 which I took to be of this species. I unfortunately allowed 

 the skin to be spoiled and did not get it identified. As far as I 



