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early in March, and probably rear two broods, for I bave 

 taken fresh eggs on 31st May. Generally seen singly or in 

 pairs ; but in winter a number will sometimes congregate 

 together. When out shooting I have been followed for a 

 long distance by at least thirty of them hovering close over- 

 headj attracted by my dog. They will sometimes follow one 

 thus for a mile. 



150. CoRvus LEVAiLLANTi, Linn. 



(528.) Corvus sinensis, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 383. 

 Very common. Nests in March and April. 

 Bold, fearless^ and noisy. 



151. CoRVUS PASTINATOR, Gould. 



(531.) Common. Especially abundant in the cultivated 

 delta near Shanghai. In some parts of this country, notably 

 near Taitsan, where there are fine trees, mixed flocks of many 

 thousands of Rooks and Jackdaws may be seen. They begin 

 to nest towards the end of March. I have shot young birds in 

 February which still retained a full growth of rictal bristles. 



152. COLCEUS DAURICUS, Pall. 



153. CoLffiUS NEGLECTUS (Schl.) . 



(532, 533.) These two species, distinct in their extreme 

 forms, interbreed so freely, and occur in so many inter- 

 mediate stages, that I deal with them together. In the large 

 flocks of Jackdaws near Shanghai C. dauricus predominates, 

 but many C. neglectus and hybrids are included. The follow- 

 ing are the results of three shots into different flocks : — 



(1) 4 dauricus, 2 neglectus, 1 hybrid. 



(2) 5 „ 



(3) — — 2 hybrids. 



Besides these I have examined many hybrids in which the 

 underparts show every gradation from ashy grey to almost 

 black. 



154. Pica caudata, L. 



(537.) Pica media, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 382. 

 Very abundant and fearless. They begin to nest in March, 

 and by May the young are flying about. 



