the Birds of Chinkiang. 25 
square perches resembling falconer’s cadges. The fisherman 
suspends two of these cadges from the ends of a carrying- 
pole and slings them on his shoulder. Another man 
follows, carrying the boat on his head. 
201. Arpea crneReA L. 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 491; La Touche & Rickett, [bis, 
1905, p. G4. 
Very common in winter. Some breed in the district, as I 
have seen the birds in July, and once a nest was pointed 
out to me as being that of this Heron. 
202. Arpra purPUREA L. 
Ardea purpurea li.; Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 491. 
Seen by the collectors on April 24. 
203. Heropias carzerra (L.). 
Styan, [bis, 1891, p. 492. 
I did not see a single Lesser Egret or, in fact, White 
Herons of any kind at Chinkiang, but I have two eggs of 
H. garzetta brought to me on June 28 which, I was told, had 
been taken from a heronry situated somewhere on the north 
bank of the river. 
204. ARDEOLA BACCHUS Bp. 
Ardeola prasinosceles Swinhoe ; Styan, [bis, 1891, p. 492. 
This Heron is common in summer, breeding in June and 
July. I have a number of eggs, taken chiefly, I believe, from 
a heroury on the north bank of the river which I visited one 
year on June 16. This heronry was in a thick belt of low 
bamboos in a private compound of considerable extent 
enclosed by a moat. I saw numerous nests placed on the 
bamboos about ten feet from the ground; they were made 
of twigs and were small and flat. We took one clutch of 
four eggs, all the other nests which we saw being empty. 
The owner of the house had taken the eggs for food. 
205. Dupreror Fiavicotiis Lath. 
Styan, Ibis, 1891, p. 492; La Touche & Rickett, Ibis, 
1905, p. 66. 
The Yellow-necked Heron is abundant during summer, 
