THAYER AND BANGS: AVES. 145 



RALLUS INDICUS Blyth. 

 One immature female Ichang, Hupeh, September 16, 1907. 



HYPOTAENIDIA STRIATA (Linn<?). 

 One youngish female, Ichang, Hupeh, September 18, 1907. 



PORZANA AURICULARIS Reichenow. 



Three males, none in fully adult plumage, Ichang, Hupeh, September 

 and October. 



PORZANA BICOLOR Walden. 



Two adult males, Washan, western Szechwan, May 29, and June 7, 1908, 

 6,000 feet. 



This rail was not uncommon on the Washan Mountains where it was 

 breeding; it proved very hard to shoot, and although two nests were found, 

 one with six the other with five eggs, the parent birds were not secured. A 

 bird was seen, as it left its nest and five eggs, and positively identified as 

 belonging to this species. Both nests, one taken May 30, the other June 5 

 were found in small reedy islands in mountain streams. 



ORTYGOPS EXQUISITA (Swinhoe). 

 One adult female, Luchow, central Szechwan, April 26, 1908. 



LIMNOBAENUS FUSCUS (Linn6). 

 One adult male, Ichang, Hupeh, July 8, 1907. 



AMAURORNIS PHOENICURA (Forster). 



Twenty-one specimens, adults of both sexes, and six little wholly black 

 chicks July 21, Ichang, Hupeh, spring, summer, and autumn. 



GALLINULA CHLOROPUS ORIENTALIS Horsfield. 

 One adult male, Ichang, Hupeh, June 17, 1907. 



GALLICREX CINEREA (Gmelin). 



Three specimens, an adult male, a young male, and a young female the 

 young in the brown plumage, Ichang, Hupeh, July, September, and October. 



