430 Mr. J. D. D. La Touclie— Field-Notes on 



scopus coronatus, which Styan states to be rare, is abundant 

 at Chinkiang. Others, such as Larvivora cyanea, Cyanoptila 

 cyanomelama, the Yellow Wagtails, &c, &c, are of rarer 

 occurrence than in the central parts of the Lower Yangtse 

 Basin. In the same way we find certain differences among 

 the winter visitants, the most notable of which is the complete 

 absence of Anthus cervinus from the Chinkiang district. 



The following stray or doubtful birds of Styan' s list occur 

 at Chinkiang : — Geociclila sibirica (regular autumn migiant), 

 Anorthura fumigata (regular winter visitant), Coccot/iraustes 

 jojionicus (migrant, taken once), Astur soloensis (regular 

 migrant) . 



My list of water-birds is very incomplete, and there is no 

 doubt that most of those mentioned by Styan occur at 

 Chinkiang on migration or in winter. The want of local 

 native collectors has prevented me from adding more species. 



I am greatly indebted to Mr. C. B. Riekett for having 

 most kindly sent me, in the spring of 1002, his collectors 

 Tang Wang-Wang and Tang Chunkai. These men stayed 

 at Chinkiang for two months, and made a very complete 

 collection of the spring-migrants and summer-birds there. 

 They also cleared up the mystery of Cettia canturiens, 

 besides procuring a number of rare migrants which otherwise 

 would not have appeared in the Chinkiang list. 



1. CORVUS TORQUATUS LeSS. 



Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 357; La Touche & llickett, Ibis, 

 1905, p. 25. 



The Collared Crow is a very common resident at Chin- 

 kiang. With the exception of the Magpie, it is the earliest 

 breeder of the Crow-tribe in that part of China. It nests in 

 pine-woods on the hills and on tall trees on the plain, often 

 close to villages and country-houses, or even in the suburbs. 

 Building commences in February, and nests are often com- 

 pleted by the beginning of March. The eggs are laid in 

 March or early in April. So far as I know, the greatest 

 number in a clutch is four (clutches taken at Foochow gene- 

 rally contained three eggs). 



The eggs have already been described by Rickett and 



