352 MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS Oh CHINA. [May 2, 



108. Rhopophilus pekinensis, Swinh. Ibis, 1868, p. 62; 

 P. Z.S. 18/0, pp. 436, 443. 



Garrulax no. 175, David's Catalogue. 

 Pekin. 



109. Cisticola schcenicola, Bp. ; Ibis, 1863, p. 303, 18/0, 

 p. 345 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 295. 



Cisticola tintinnabulans, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, pp. 51, 131. 

 Calamanthella tintinnabulans, Swinh. Journ. North China Asiatic 

 Society, vol. ii. May 1859 ; Ibis, 1860, pp. 186, 360, 1861, p. 32. 

 Cisticola cursitans, Ibis, 1861, p. 329. 

 Throughout China, Hainan, and Formosa. 



110. Cisticola volitans, Swinh. North China Asiat. Soc. 

 May, 1859 ; Ibis, 1860, pp. 186, 360, 1863, p. 304. 



North Formosa. 



111. Cisticola melanocephala, Anderson, P. Z. S. 18/1, 

 p. 212. 



Procured by Dr. Anderson at Sonda (Yunnan). 



112. Calamodyta orientalis (Temm. et Schleg.). 



Calamoherpe orientalis, Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 305 ; P. Z. S. 1863, 

 p. 293, 1870, p. 427. 



Acrocephalus magnirostris, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 51, 1861, 

 pp, 32, 329. 



Canton to Shanghai in summer. Pere David notes that it passes 

 Pekin in autumn. Mr. Wallace procured the species in Batchian, 

 Morty, and Lomhock. 



113. Calamodyta fasciolatus (G. R. Gr.). 



Acrocephalus fasciolatus, G. R. Gray, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 349. 

 Calamoherpe subjlavescens, Elliot, P. Z. S. 18/0, p. 243. 



M. J. Verreaux received a specimen of this bird from the Lake- 

 Baikal region ; and as it was impossible to suppose that it could be 

 referred to a Moluccan species, and there was nothing else like it, 

 Mr. D. G. Elliot described it as a new species. Lord Walden first 

 pointed out its identity with the Batchian species. In passing to 

 and from its summer quarters it must go through China ; and so I 

 introduce it into the China List, though it has not actually been 

 obtained in China. 



114. Calamodyta insularis. 



Acrocephalus insularis, Wallace, Ibis, 1862, p. 350. 



Calamoherpe fumigata, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1863, pp. 91, 293. 



The close affinity of this bird to the last led me to compare it 

 with the second Moluccan species, and I was delighted to find it the 

 same. It comes to Amoy in May in large numbers, and disappears 

 again almost immediately, probably into tlie interior of China or 



