638 Mr. J. D. D. La Touche on the [Ibis 



A nest found by me on the 23id of April, 1913, was 

 placed in a bole oC a willow just under tbe railway embank- 

 ment and close to a station. It was tlicn l)eing built. 

 On tbe 4tb of May following I returned witb tbe collector 

 Wangwang and found tbe bird sitting. Tbe nest-bole bad 

 a very narrow opening (1^ in, wide) about two feet from 

 tbe ground. Wangwang lifted tbe bird off ber nest witb a 

 bent wire, and after identifvinii- ber we released ber. Tbere 

 were eiglit eggs, nearly fresb. Tbey are of a broad and 

 pointed ovate slwipe, wbite, witli small dots and spots of ligbt 

 red and reddisb lilac, largest and most numerous towards 

 tbe large end, wbere in most of tbe eggs they form a fairly 

 well-marked zone. Tbey measure 17xl2'5 (tliree eggs), 

 17 X 12, 16-5 X 13, 16-5 X 12-5 (two eggs), and 16x12 mm.^ 



Tbe Marsli Tit of this disti'ict is very similar to tbat taken 

 at Chinkiang, tbe only difference being in tbe extent of black 

 on tbe tbroat. Tbis is large and unspotted in Cbinkiang 

 examj)les, Avbile in tbe northern birds tlie lower portion is 

 tipped witb wbite. Wing in seven Cbinwangtao birds 

 2'38 in., in six Chinkiang birds 2'31 in. 



I found Marsb Tits to be quite conimon in a wood among 

 tbe mountains of tbe Liautung Peninsula, wbicb I visited in 

 February 1890. 



15. ^githalus caudatus L. 



The White beaded Long-tailed Tit is probably a resident 

 in tbe wooded parts of tbis district. Tbe collectors found it 

 a fcAv miles north of tbe port in November. Several speci- 

 mens were secured, one of Avhich was identified by 

 Mr. Ogilvie-Grant as similar to European examples. This 

 bird is not mentioned by I'ere David as occurring in China. 



I found tbis Tit to be common in the mountains of the 

 Liautung Peninsula in Februar3^ 



* I am indebted to Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Eickett for the measure- 

 ments and de.'cription of these eggs, which Avere sent to the British 

 Museum in 1913, together with the collection made here that spring for 

 the B. O. C. Migration Committee. 



