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vince ; I have a female from Pekin ; and it is abundant at 

 Kiukiang, though, being a bird easily passed by, I have only 

 lately noticed it. 



In the adult males there is considerable variation in 

 the amount of yellow in the nuchal patch, the broad stripe 

 on the side of the head, and the spots on the wing-coverts. 

 In some specimens these parts are almost pure white, in 

 others they are strongly tinged with yellow. One bird has 

 the rump-feathers tipped with greenish yellow. Two males 

 not quite adult have the black of the head and throat broken, 

 in the one case by yellow, and in the other by white spots. 



The fully adult female has the crown and sides of the head, 

 and a broad moustache, pale blue- grey, throat dull white, 

 broad stripe down side of head and neck dull white tinged with 

 yellow in lower portion, nuchal patch ditto ; back yellowish 

 green, brighter on the rump, slightly washed with blue-grey 

 across the shoulder and on the rump ; upper tail-coverts black, 

 sometimes tipped with gi'een. Wings and tail as in the 

 male, but browner, and with yellow edgings to the primaries 

 and rectrices instead of blue. Underparts below the throat 

 bright yellow, washed with greenish on the flanks. Younger 

 females are much yellower, having no white throat and no 

 blue-grey head, all the upper parts being dull greenish brown. 

 The young male is probably similar. 



6. Anorthura fumigata (Temm.). 



A specimen of this Wren, which appeared to be confined 

 to the north of China and Japan, was shot last year at 

 Shanghai and is now in the Museum there. 



7. MoTACiLLA GRANDis, Sliarpe. 



I have received a single example of this Japanese species 

 from Pekin; it is a typical adult with a white chin. 



8. Emberiza yessoensis. 



Schoenicola yessoensis, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1874, p. 161. 



I am unable to refer to Swiuhoe's original description of 

 this bird, and therefore am not aware whether he noted its 

 occurrence in China*. It is not uncommon about Shanghai 

 in winter, but does not, I think, remain to breed. One I 



* [Swinhoe described this species from Japanese (Hakodadi) specimens, 

 —Ed.] 



