46 Lieut. R. E. Vauglian and Staflf-Surg. K. H. Jones 



LUSCINIOLA FUSCATA. 



A common winter visitor, seen as early as September 30th 

 and as late as ^[ay 9th, this little bird has a strong liking 

 for hedgerows, bushes, and every form of undergrowth, but 

 may also be seen, on occasion, in the open beside a pond 

 or in the paddy-fields, and although not actually sociable a 

 good many can be sometimes found in the same plantatioii. 



At Samshui, on IVfay 4th, there was an influx of this 

 species on migration, many were in song, and all ])assed 

 through without lingering. 



Exceediugly tame, this little bird will approach very closely 

 to an immobile observer. 



Individuals vary much in size, and six specimens measured 

 from 5| inches to 4i inches in length. 



CeTTIA PALLIDIPES. 



A specimen of this species was obtained at Macao on 

 jMarch 1.2tb, 1907, but was not recognized as such until the 

 collection was being worked out in London. 



Cettia sinensis. 



Cetfia sinensis La Touche, "Bull. 13. O. C. vii. 1898, p. 37. 



This Warbler occurs during the winter months iu small 

 numbers, and freqnents the same localities as Lnscinioln 

 fuscuta, which species it strongly resembles both in appear- 

 ance and habits. It arrives in November and leaves 

 again in IMarcb, and whilst creeping about in the under- 

 growth, either singly or in pairs, it emits an indistinct 

 grating note. 



Cettia canturiens. 



Although this bird, which arrives in October and remains 

 until May, and sometimes until late in that month, is 

 regarded as a winter visitor, it is possible that occasionally 

 it remains to breed. 



A female, which was thought to be a distinct species by 

 Swinhoe on account of its much smaller size and was desci'ibed 

 as Arundinax minutus, was obtained on January 3rd, 1906, 

 when it was in company with some Lvsciniola fuscata, at 

 the edge of a pond among ])amboo-scrub. 



