38 Lieut. R. E. Vauglian and Staft-Surg. K. H. Jones 



Cyornis hainana. 



Cyornis hainana O.-Grant, Bull. B. O. C. x. 1900, p. 36. 



Numbers of these Flycatchers pass through on migra- 

 tion from March 25th until the end of April and again in 

 September, but a few remain to breed at Howlik and also in 

 Kvvang Si, whilst an occasional bird has been observed during 

 the winter months at Macao. 



The male sings a sweet and powerful song throughout 

 the day during the breeding-season ; it resembles that of 

 Copsychus saularis, but is even better — though not improved 

 by an occasional metallic " click ^'; it also possesses a 

 " teck ! teck ! " note, not unlike that of a Phylloscopus. 



A male of this species was seen to attack and drive away 

 Amaurornis phcenicurus at Howlik on May 24th ; probably 

 the nest was not far off, but unfortunately was not found. 



POLIOMYAS LUTEOLA. 



This species passes through in tlie spring in small 

 numbers, the earliest and latest dates on which it was 

 observed were April 2nd and 17tli respectively. Doubtless 

 it returns in the autumn, but the closest scrutiny has failed 

 to observe it on the passage south. This is the case with 

 various other species, and although it is possible that they 

 follow a different route on the return journey, it is perhaps 

 more probable that they travel only at night. 



These birds for the most part keep to the coast-line, but 

 they were obtained as far inland as Samshui, which is 

 about a hundred miles from the sea. 



XaNTHOPYGIA NARCISSINA. 



The Narcissus Flycatcher is a common spring migrant, 

 arriving as early as March 28th and leaving as late as 

 May 4th, but it is most abundant during April, and, like 

 sundry other species to which allusion is made in this paper, 

 lias not been observed on the autumnal journey. 



Although these birds have a partiality for the shade of 

 woods and for bamboo-groves, their colouring is so 

 conspicuous that they are not easily overlooked, and. 



