the Lower Yangtse Basm. 501 



Two specimens of a Rail obtained at Shanghai in May 

 and July are described as new under the above name by 

 Dr. Stejneger (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, p. 362). 



A specimen in the Shanghai Museum, shot in May, and 

 another from Chinkiang in a private collection, probably are 

 of this species, but I have been unable to compare them. 



285. PORZANA ERYTHROTHORAX, T. & S. 



(695.) A specimen in the Shanghai Museum was obtained 

 in the neighbourhood. 



286. PoRZANA EXQUisiTA, Swiuhoe. 



Arrives in March and April, when I have found it on 

 several of the snipe-marshes in the Shanghai district. It 

 seems to be one of our earliest migrants to put in an appear- 

 ance, the first noted being on 7th March. 



287. PoRZANA PYGM^A (Naumaun). 



(696.) Very abundant on the snipe-marshes in April and 

 May, and again in autumn until the end of November. 

 There can be little doubt that some remain to breed. 



288. Gallinula PHtENicuRA (Penn.). 



(694.) Arrives at the beginning of April, and breeds 

 abundantly, remaining until October. 



289. Gallinula chloropus (L.). 



(693.) Not nearly so common as the last named, but 

 comes to breed in summer. 



290. Gallinula coccineipes. Slater, Ibis, 1891, p. 44. 



A specimen killed near Shanghai is in the Shanghai 

 Museum, and is the " Crake, sp. incert.^' of my List of Birds, 

 Shanghai Museum, Journ. C. B. As. Soc. 1883, p. 16. 



291. Gallicrex cinereus (Lath.). 



(692.) Arrives in April in large numbers, and remains 

 till November. 



292. FULICA ATRA, L. 



(700.) A few breed in the district, and in winter thousands 

 may be seen on the shallow lakes bordering the Yangtse. 



