1920.] Birds of Nurth-Easl Chihii. 889 



96. Emberiza pallasii (Cab.). 

 Schomicola pallasii D. & O. p. 321. 

 Emberiza passcrina La T. [). 572. 



I^illas's Reed-Buiitiug is a very abaudaiit inif;rant in 

 north-east Chilili and apparently winters at Cliinwangtao. 

 It occurs on migration in the vicinity from the l)eginning 

 of March to the beginning of May, and I have seen large 

 numbers in October at the marshes near by. The birds at 

 that season are in very handsome orange-buff plumage. 

 I have a male in full breeding dress shot at Shanhaiknan on 

 8 May, 1915. 



This Reed-Bunting was common in southern Manchuria 

 in February and March, 1890, and probably also winters 

 there. 



97. Emberiza yessoensis continentalis Witherby. 

 Emberiza continentalis La T. p. 573. 



The Chinese Reed-Bunting is a common migrant at Cliin- 

 wangtao in spring, the 9th of March and the 19tl! of May 

 being the earliest and latest records there. A few are met 

 with in autumn from the beginning of October. My latest 

 record at that season is the 17tli of November. 



A female example obtained at Shanhaikuan in late spring 

 lias the head coloureil as f(jllows : Crown l)rownisli black, 

 sides of the head pure black; an ill-defined white eyebrow; 

 chin, upper throat, and malar stri|)e black, the chin and 

 upper throat with white fringes to the feathers ; sides of 

 neck white, the white prolonged brokenly towards the base 

 of the lower mandible ; the uiidei' parts are very white. 

 Wing 2*35 in. 



98. Emberiza schceniclus pyrrhulina Swinhoe. 

 Emberiza pyrrhulina La T. p. 573. 



The Finch-billed Recd-Bunting is not uncommon at 

 Chinwanglao and in the vicinity at tiie end of March 

 and during April. I have no note of its occurrence in 

 autumn. 



1 found this Reed- Bunting at Newchang in the reed- 

 beds uf the River Liao in the early spring ot i8.J0. 



