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tliat month they abound everywhere, fresh fiocks continually 

 arriving to take the places of those that have moved on. 



As in the case of certain other species, these birds have 

 never been observed during their return journey. Whether 

 they travel south by a more westerly route, or whether 

 they make the autumnal migration entirely at night, is still 

 unknown ; but if they did occur, it is highly improbable that 

 such strikingly handsome Flycatchers would be overlooked. 



Oreicola ferrea. 



The Iron-grey Bush-Chat is a rare winter visitor ; one 

 was obtained on January 29th, 1903, at Kowloon and another 

 at Howlik on January 10th. 



IIypothvmis occipitalis. 



This species was found abundantly in the woods at Kwei 

 Hsien, in central Kwang Si, where it evidently breeds. It 

 is rather like a Flycatcher in its habits, dashing out to 

 catch an insect under the shade of the foliage and returning 

 to its original perch when the capture has been made. On 

 July 15th one of these birds was observed singing a few 

 brief notes and shivering its wings. 



At Kwei Hsien there were plenty of young birds about ; 

 they are dark brown above and white underneath. The 

 beautiful silvery cobalt-blue of the adult unfortunately fades 

 after death. 



On August 14th a considerable number were seen at 

 Tam Chau, and Mr. J. C Kershaw has noticed this species 

 every year at Macao as it passes through on migration. 



PraTINCOLA MAURA. 



The Indian Stonechat is one of the commonest winter 

 visitors to south-eastern China, arriving about October 12th 

 and leaving again between the end of March and the end of 

 April; during the last-named mouth its numbers continually 

 diminish and are not replenished from districts further 

 south. 



In habits this bird exactly resembles Pratincola rubicola 

 of western Europe, and perched on a small bush it utters a 



