490 Messrs. C. B. Kickett and J. D. de La Touche on 



Our men brouj^ht back some 200 odd skins^ of 66 species, 

 the most interesting of which will be found given in List No. 1 . 

 The other places named in this list are situated on the river 

 Min^ and are (roughly) distant from Foochow as follows : — 

 Shui kou . . . about 70 miles. 

 Yen Ping Fu . . „ 140 „ 

 Hsia Yang . . ,, 170 „ 

 Shao wu Fu . . „ 250 „ 

 From the latter place to Kuatun the road lies across the 

 mountains. 



List No. 1. 

 Birds from Kuatun, ^c, Fohkien, China. 



— Herpornis tyrannulus, Swiuhoe. 



This species has hitherto, we believe, been recorded from 

 Formosa and Hainan only. As we are not quite sure of our 

 identification, we append a description of the only specimen 

 obtained. It was shot between Shao wu Fu and Kuatun in 

 December. It was markedby our collectors as a female, and 

 measures — wing 2'4 inches, culmen •4, tarsus '6. 



