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43. Lanius tigrinus Drapiez. 

 Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 348. 



These birds appear in May, during which month they are 

 not uncommon. Some breed in the district, but I was 

 unable to procure any nests. A pair of live adults caught 

 with bird-lime was brought to me on May 29. I kept them 

 for some time, but, as they continued wild, I soon liberated 

 them. 



44. Peiuorocotus cinereus Lafr. 

 Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 347. 



This species is extremely abundant in woods on the hills 

 during May. One individual was shot on the plain on 

 April 18. I saw another on October 18 on the plain on the 

 north bank of the river, but did not meet with any others 

 during the autumn. None remain to breed. 



45. Pericrocotus cantonensis Swinhoe. 



Styan, Ibis, 1894, p. 336 ; La Touche & Rickett, Ibis, 

 1905, p. 37. 

 A single pair was shot on May 28 in a wood near Chin- 

 kiang. The state of the testes and ovary shewed that the 

 birds were about to breed. This is probably the northern 

 limit of this Minivet in East China. I never met with it 

 again during my stay at Chinkiang. 



46. Campophaga melanoptera (Ruppell). 



Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 347 ; La Touche & Rickett, Ibis, 

 1905, p. 38. 

 One specimen was shot by the collectors on May 15. 

 I saw no others at Chinkiang. 



47. Oriolus diffusus Sharpe. 



Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 346 ; La Touche & Rickett, Ibis, 

 1905, p. 38. 

 This Oriole is extremely common during summer, and 

 nests on tall trees in the vicinity of hamlets and houses 

 on the plains. It also breeds on the wooded hills. The 

 collectors told me that while they were at the hills they saw 

 on May 11 a party of about thirty of these birds which had 

 probably just arrived. 



