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1. Dryonastes sANNio (Swinli.). (La Touclie, Ibis^ 1893, 

 p. 414.) 



De La To'uche says, " doubtless a resident/^ This is correct. 

 I came across a young bird in May 1893 when up the 

 Yuen Fu. It was sitting on a path, uttering a note sounding 

 like tcheu. I tried to catch it, but it fluttered into the bushes 

 and escaped. This year I obtained two (also up the Yuen Fu) . 

 They were able to fly a little, and in plumage resembled the 

 adults_, but duller. 



3. Lanius scHACH, Linn. (La Touche, Ibis, 1893, p. 433.) 



I found a nest of this species up the Yuen Fu on the 19th 



May this year. It was built in a prickly bush, about 6 feet 



from the ground, and composed of fine twigs, roots, the 



feathery tops of a grass, and a few fern-fronds. 



The eggs, five in number, were slightly incubated. They 

 measure 1*05 x -75 inch. Cream-colour, spotted and blotched 

 with light brown and pale mauve. I obtained a young bird 

 of this species in the first week in June. 



3. Emberiza pusilla. Pall. (La Touche, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 427.) 



Mr. de La Touche says, " not uncommon on the hills during 

 the winter"; from which it might be inferred that this 

 Bunting does not occur on the plains, whereas I have found 

 it to be very common in gardens and among bushes near 

 water. 



4. Caprimulgus jotaka, T. & S. (La Touche, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 477.) 



A female I shot on the 18th May, when up the Yuen Fu, 

 was showing signs of the breeding-season, the largest ova 

 being about the size of a No. 5 shot. The stomach contained 

 eight beetles and a moth. 



5. EuRYNORHYNCHUs PYGM^us (Linn.). (La Touche, Ibis, 

 1893, p. 499.) 



Here my experience differs from La Touchers. He says : 

 " Seems to be a regular autumn migrant on the Foochow 



