on the Birds of South-Eastern China. 37 



This little Flycatcher passes through in October and May 

 on its migratory journeys, and has been seen as early as the 

 9th of the former and as late as the 17th of the latter 

 month. 



Although a common bird, this species is always outnum- 

 bered by Alseonax latirostris in the proportion of five to one, 

 and unlike the latter does not dawdle on its passage but 

 hurries through and is often found in company with the 

 larger Phylloscopi. This bird has the typical Flycatcher- 

 habit of dashing at an insect from a selected perch, to 

 which it invariably returns. 



Hemicheliuon ferruginea. 



This Flycatcher is a rare bird of passage, and has only been 

 obtained three times (twice on April 6th and once on April 

 10th) at three widely separated stations (Macao, Mirs Bay, 

 and Samshui). 



Alseonax latirostris. 



These are the most abundant of the Flycatchers which pass 

 through on migration, and they have been seen from April 

 16th to May 24th, and from August 31st until Novembei 

 22ud, dawdling through in small parties and remaining for 

 ten days or a fortnight before moving on, whether they are 

 proceeding to the north or the south. 



Occasionally an individual remains at Hong Kong for the 

 winter. 



In habits this species closely resembles Hemichelidon 

 griseisticta, and, like it, is invariably silent. 



SiPHIA ALBICILLA. 



Muscicapa albicilla Pall. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. iv. 

 p. 162. 



A small party of these birds passed through Samshui on 

 migration on April 6th, 1907. Another haunted a stream 

 near the Naval Hospital at Hong Kong for some days in 

 the spring of 1903. 



