1920.] liirds of North-East Chihli. 887 



90. Chloris sinica (L). 

 Clilorosjyiza sinica D. & O. p. 338. 



The (yliiiicse Grcentin(;li or (Tol(leii-win<;- is a common 

 I'csiilcut in north-east Chihli. Birds from Chien An and 

 Cliingwangtao do not ap})ear to differ from specimens from 

 tiie Lower Yangtse. 1 ju-ucured three nests in 1915. (^ue 

 taken on the 29th of April was brought to me with one egg 

 (the others were probably broken), and two taken on the 9th 

 of May following each contained four eggs. These eggs 

 are of the |)alc bluish-green variety with specks of black and 

 dark ijrown, with a few fine liair-lines on two of the eggs. 

 The single egg and those of one of the clutches taken on the 

 9tli of May have U^sv or no underlying markings, but two of 

 the eggs of the third cluteli have numerous very pale under- 

 lying shell-blotches and spots of reddish grey on the large 

 end. Six of the eggs are ovate in shape and thi'cc are a 

 blunt oval-ovat(!. Tlu^ single egg measures ()()5 X ()' 17 in, ; 

 the others vary in length from 0'67 to 0'75 in. and in breadth 

 from 0*50 to 0'54'in. The nests are the usual compact little 

 (•u|)s with thick sides, and are made of pine needles, fine 

 rootlets, and the top twigs of a woolly-leaved plant, with a 

 liberal admixture of wool, feathers (quail and others), goat 

 or other hair, and spiders' egg-cases. One is lined with a 

 little horsehair, the others with feathers, wool, and fine 

 rootlets intermixed. The inner dianuter is 2'()0in., the 

 inner depth from \\ to 1^ in., the outer diameter 3^ to 44 in., 

 and the outer depth from 2 to 2^ in. These nests were 

 placed on pine trees. Two nests, each containing four fresh 

 eggs resembling the above, were brought to mc from the 

 mountains, north of the {)0rt, on the 15th of June and 

 2nd of .July, 1917. 



91. Chrysomitris spinas (L.)- 

 Chry.sutnilris spinus 1). & O. p. 337. 



The Siskin passes through tlu; district in spring but must 

 l)e uncommon, as I have oidy (uie example, taken lu^ar 

 Shaniiaikuau on the 3()th of A})ril, 1914, and 1 have no local 

 j'ccords. 1 have no nole oi' its oceiiri'ent;e in autumn. 



