1920.] Birds of North-East Chihii. 893 



109. Emberiza aureola Pallas. 

 Euspiza (wreola D. & O. p. 332. 

 Emberiza cmreola La T. p. 574. 



The Yellow-breasted Bunting is very abundimt during 

 ])oth passages. It occurs in spring from the end of April to 

 the end of May or beginning of June. Two were seen at 

 the port on the 13th of June. This bird reappears very early 

 ou the return passage, and J have seen one (an adult male) 

 oi\ the 30th of July. It is extremely abundant from the ])egin- 

 ning of August and in September, when it swarms in the 

 crops. A few occur at the beginning of October, as I saw 

 two at tlie ])ort on the 7th and 9th of that month in 1915. 



This Bunting was abundant at Newchwang in iMuy 1889. 

 It has a very sweet song and stands captivity well. 



110. Emberiza rutila Palhas. 

 Euspiza rutila D. & O. p. 331. 

 Emberiza rutila La T. p. 574. 



The Ruddy Bunting passes in May^ but I have hardly any 

 notes of its occurrence. Two live birds in first i)li)m:ioe 

 obtained on the 24th of September, moulted during October 

 into the immature male plumage. This Bunting is also a 

 fine songster. 



This bird occurs at Newchwang on migration. It would 

 appear to nest at Chihfeng in northern Childi, as Mr. A. L. 

 Hall procured there a nest containing live eggs, which 

 he assured me belonged to a live cock-bird he very kindly 

 brought me from that locality. Four of the e^gs were 

 unfortunately broken. The remaining one is whitish 

 scrolled round the large end with brown Iniir-lines and 

 undei lying violet lines, the latter prolonged on the middle 

 part of the egg. There is a brown spot near the apex. The 

 shape is a rather blunt ovate. It measures 0"80 by about 

 OOOin. 



111. Chelidon urbica whitelyi Swinhoe. 

 C/ielidun layopoda 1). & O. p. 130 ; La T. p. 574. 



I shot tlie only specimen of I'allas's House-Martin seen 

 by nu! at Ciiiuwangtao on the 18th of May, 1913, as it was 



