on the Birds of South-eastern China. 365 



Slia, fifteen miles above Samshui^ as late as April 30. On 

 the last-named date there were a few chestnut feathers on 

 the breast of the birds. This species accompanies larger 

 waders, and is always wonderfully tame. 



Tringa temmincki. 



Limonites temmincki (Leisler) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xxiv. 

 p. 555. 



Temtninck's Stint occurs principally on the autumn and 

 spring passages, but an occasional bird may remain for the 

 winter. Like von jNIiddendorff's Stint, it is exceedingly 

 tame. On April 15, and thence to the end of the month, 

 the birds pass northward, and from mid-September until 

 the middle of November, southward again. They prefer 

 paddy-fields and marsh-land to the river-banks, and are 

 met with, as a rule, in small parties. 



Tringa subarquata. 



Ancylochilus subarquatus (Giildenst.) ; Sliarpe, Cat. B. M. 

 xxiv. p. 586. 



A Curlew Sandpiper was obtained on April 26, 1907, 

 near Canton, where it was in company with a flock of 

 Eastern Golden Plovers. 



Gallinago stenura. 



Much that has been said about the Common Snipe applies 

 to the Pintail, but the latter does not arrive on migration so 

 early as the former, and it departs to the north a little 

 later. The earliest date recorded for the arrival is August 9, 

 and the latest for its departure May 12. 



This bird is the " Spring Snipe " of European sportsmen, 

 and, arriving in great numbers and in sjileudid condition at 

 the time of year which gives it its name, is very highly 

 esteemed as an article of diet. 



When on the Aving this species is easily distinguishable 

 from Gallinago gallinago by its darker under wing-coverts 

 and asillaries. 



About the middle of April these birds were found to be 

 moulting their '^ pintail '^ feathers and those of the upper 

 tail-coverts and back. 



