502 Mr. F. W. Styan on the Birds of 



Fam. GauiDiE. 



293. Grus cinerea, Bechst. 



(620.) Found in winter, but seems to be uncommon. 



294. Grus vipio. 



(622.) A handsome specimen was shot near Shanghai in 

 January 1889. It stood about 4 feet high ; wing 23 inches, 

 tarsus 11, bill 5^. 



295. Grus viridirostris, Vieill. 



(623.) Found on some of the wildest marsh-lands of the 

 Yangtse and Poyang Lake in winter. 



296. Grus leucogeranus, Pall. 



C624.) White Cranes of small size, which I take to be of 

 this species, are common on the Yangtse in winter. In 

 January 1889 I saw a number a few miles from Shanghai, 

 but owing to four misfires was unable to obtain one after a 

 long stalk. 



297. Grus monachus, Temm. 



(621.) The commonest Crane on the Yangtse. Found 

 all along the river in winter. 



Fam. Otid^. 



298. Otis dybowskii, 



(603.) Otis tarda, L.; Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 402. 

 Common all along the Yangtse in winter. 



Order LIMICOL^. 



Fam. PARRTDiE. 



299. Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scop.). 



(690.) Large flocks arrive early in June ; they are then in 

 winter plumage, but begin to moult immediately, and as soon 

 as this is completed breed. I have shot one in full moult as 

 late as 6th July, and yet I have taken hard-set eggs at the 

 end of June, and it seems they must commence nesting 

 whilst still in moult. They build floating nests among the 

 sprays of water-calthrop and lotus beds : the number of eggs 

 is usually four. 



