24, Mr. J. D. D. La Touche—Field-Notes on 
193. Ruyncuma caPEensis L, 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 505. 
I have seen specimens shot in August and September. 
194. Larus canus L. 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 508. 
195. Larus MELANURUS T. & S. 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 508. 
196. Larus cAcHINNANS Pall. 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 508. 
197. Larus rtp1punpvs L. 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 508. 
The Common and the Black-tailed Gull are to be seen 
every winter on the river among the shipping. I have also 
seen large Gulls which were either Z. cachinnans or L. vege. 
Perhaps both these species occur, L. vege being a very 
common Gull on the coast. The Laughing-Gull seems very 
rare at Chinkiang. I have never noticed it in the harbour. 
Two or three small Gulls noticed in spring by a lagoon were 
probably of this species. 
198. SyLocHELIDON caspPIA (Pall.). 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 509. 
I have once or twice seen a large Tern on the river which 
appeared to be of this species. 
199. HyprocHELipon HyBripa (Pall.). 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 509. 
I saw on July 10, 1903, a pair of these Terns flying over 
a flooded field. 
200. PHALACROCORAX CARBO L. 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 491. 
Abundant in winter. The birds roost on a steep rock by 
Silver Island, and during the day are found on the ponds in 
the plain. I do not know where they breed. 
The natives here, as elsewhere in China, use Cormorants 
for fishing-purposes on the ponds and creeks. A small boat, 
not a raft as in the south, is used. The birds are carried on 
