on the Birds of 8outh-Eastern China. 49 



This bird keeps to the undergrowth and close to or actually 

 upon the ground, and it has the Redstart-like habit of 

 flirting the tail and of shivering. 



Calliope camschatkensis. 



Erithacus calliope (Pall.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. M. v. p. 305. 



The Siberian Ruby-throat is rather a rare winter visitor, 

 but it has such very skulking habits that it is seldom seen. 

 One was shot at Kong Mun from a boat in mistake for a 

 rat, as it was running among some reeds close to the water's 

 edge. It is a favourite cage-bird among the Chinese^ both 

 at Hong Kong and Canton. 



Cyanecula suecica. 



Erithacus cceruleculus {FsiW.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. M.v.p. 308. 



The Red-spotted Blue-throat is a winter visitor to the two 

 Kwangs, arriving September 1st and leaving again in 

 February, March, and sometimes as late as mid-April. 



Owing to its skulking habits and preference for the marsh- 

 land, this species is not much in evidence and those obtained 

 were shot whilst working the Snipe-marshes. Here they rose 

 under the feet to drop again almost immediately^ so that 

 energy and ability were required in beating them out of 

 cover, and in spite of much effort they not infrequently 

 escaped. 



Rhyacornis fuliginosa. 



Xanthopygia fuliginosa Sharpe, Cat. B. M, iv. p. 253. 



The Plumbeous Redstart is a common winter visitor, and 

 occasionally a pair remain to breed^ but the majority seem 

 to be immature. 



For the most part these birds haunt the rocky mountain- 

 streams, but they are occasionally seen by ponds or on the 

 river-banks. 



This species arrives in August, and on April 10th all the 

 winter visitors had left. On April 22nd a female was ob- 

 served feeding three young at Howlik, which were well able 

 to fly, and as the bird is known to nest on the banks of 

 streams in India, these had doubtless been hatched close by. 



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