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08. Petrophila solitaria pandoo Sykes. 

 Petrophila solitarius solitarias T. & B. p. 175. 

 Chang-jang Hsien. S ad. dated 25 September, 1918. 



69. Eophona melanura (Gm.) 

 T. & B. p. 191. 



Common resident. 



70. Passer montanus L. 

 T. &B. p. 191. 



Abundant resident. 



71. Passer rutilans Temm. 

 T. & B. p. 191. 



Seen on 21 May, 1919, at the " Bungalow," alt. 3051 ft., 

 about 5 miles north of Ichang Gorge, apparently breeding. 



72. Emberiza aureola Pall. 

 T. & B. p. 194. 



Shasi. Very abundant. One seen on 1 September, 1918, 

 in gardens ; many flocks on the marshes and cleared paddy- 

 fields on 29 September, all birds composing the flocks 

 apparently moulting. 



73. Emberiza spodocephala melanops Blyth. 

 T. & B. p. 195. 



On 14 May, 1918, a male of this Bunting was singing 

 perched on a Wutung-tree [StercuUa platanifolia) in our 

 garden. He reappeared there on the 22nd, 25th, and 2t)th, 

 and on the 25th a female turned up, which was apparently 

 mated with our visitor. The pair had doubtless a nest in 

 the close vicinity, as was plainly shown by the anxious 

 behaviour of the cock-bird. The following year, ou 

 17 April, I saw several of these Buntings in the b(>an- 

 fields, and on the 2nd May following a single male was 

 again seen in the garden. 



This Bunting is very rare on the Lower Yangtze. Its 

 breeding-quarters are without doubt the plains and banks of 

 the Yangtze in central China. 



