23G Mr. J. C. Kershaw on the 



1. CoRVUS TORQUATUS. 



Very common and resident. It nests at the end of 

 January or early in February, and feeds its young to a great 

 extent on fish. 



2. Pica rustica. 



One o£ the commonest resident birds, frequently seen in 

 parties of twenty or thirty. Breeds in January, building the 

 usual domed nest. 



3. Urocissa erytiirorhyncha. 



A common resident, breeding in April. 



4. Dendrocitta SINENSIS. 



A rare bird in this part of the country. 



5. Garrulus sinensis. 

 A rare bird here. 



6. Parus cinereus. 



Apparently the only Tit in this district. A very common 

 resident. 



7. DRYONASTES PERSPIC1LLATUS. 



A common resident. 



8. Trochalopterum canorum. 



I have only seen these birds on Hongkong Island, where 

 they may possibly have escaped from the bird-shops, as they 

 are the commonest cage-birds in China. 



9. Myiophoneus c.eruleus. 

 A common resident. 



10. Larvivora sibilans. 



A very common bird in winter. 



11. Zosterops simplex. 



Very common, moving about the country in little flocks. 

 Resident, and nesting about end of April. 



12. Otocompsa emeria. 

 Fairlv numerous and a resident. 



