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down tlie coast to winter in the maritime provinces of 

 China; bnt, beyond Pere David's statement that he had seen 

 Crows on the Avestern borders of Cliiua whicli he thoneht 

 were Carrion Crows and the record of two examples obtained 

 in west Szechnan i)y the Lite Mi". W. R. Zappey (Mem. 

 Mus. Cornp. Zool. Harvard College, vol xl. no. 4, 1912, 

 p, 197), nothing- seems to be known of the movements of the 

 bird in the interior. At Chinwangtao the birds may be seen 

 migrating in small parties, and flying in scattered order from 

 east to westj dnring late October and in November. 



The wing in three male examples shot at Chinwangtao 

 measures 13(](), 14*00, and 14*50 in., and in one female 

 13'20 in. A male and a female, apparently young birds, 

 shot on migration on the 2nd of November, 1916, have Aving- 

 measuremeuts of 12*70 and 12*30 in. respectively. 



2. Corvus macrorhynchus levaillanti Less. 

 Corvus sinensis D. & O. p. 367. 



Corvus levaillanti La T. p. 566. 



The Chinese Jungle-Crow is a somewhat rare migrant at 

 Chinwangtao. It appears to be common enough as a resident 

 in the mountains north of the port, where I saw two or 

 three pairs established in the vicinity of the hamlet Avhere 

 I was staying in October 1916. Each pair had a valley to 

 itselL 



Two eggs taken about the 9th of May, 1917, in the above- 

 mentioned locality, measure 1-75x1*18 and l-70xri8in. 

 The ground-colour is pale greenish blue and the markings 

 are somewhat scant}'. A live nestling obtained from the 

 same mountains on the 15th of July, 1917, had the mouth 

 coloured bright crimson and the irides blue. When the 

 bird became full-grown these parts changed to the normal 

 colour of the adult. 



3. Corvus frugilegiis pastinator Gould. 

 Frufjilegus iiustinator D. & O. p. 369. 

 Corvus pastinator La T. p. 567. 



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