414 MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. [ May 2, 



599. Ardetta sinensis (Gmel.) ; Ibis, 1860, p. 65, 1861, p. 53, 

 1862, p. 258, 1863, pp. 97, 422, 1867, p. 231 ; P. Z. S. 1862, 

 p. 320, 1863, p. 321. 



China in summer. Rare in Formosa. 



600. Porphyrio co3lestis, Swiiih. Ibis, 1868, p. 59; P. Z. S. 

 1870, p. 428. 



Porphyrio sp.?, Ibis, 1866, p. 298. 

 Canton ; Amoy. 



601. Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scop.) ; Ibis, 1865, p. 541, 

 1866, p. 405. 



Hydrophasianus sinensis, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321. 



Hankow ; Amoy coast ; Formosa. I watched a party of three 

 immature birds on a pool in South Formosa in January. They float 

 lightly on the water, like Phalaropes, but with the tail partly cocked. 

 They rise heavily, and fly with long slow flaps, looking like small 

 white-winged Herons. They alight boldly on the water, and permit 

 close approach. When sitting they look dark and unnoticeable ; but 

 the wings once expanded they become conspicuous white objects. 

 Iris chestnut ; bill and legs light sea-green. 



602. Gallicrex cristata (Lath.) ; Ibis, 1861, pp. 56, 267, 

 411, 1863, p. 425, 1866, p. 297 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321. 



South China ; westward to Szechuen ; Formosa. 



603. Gallinula chloropus (L.) ; Ibis, 1861, p. 56, 1862, 

 p. 307, 1863, p. 427 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321. 



Throughout China and Formosa. 



604. Gallinula phosnicura (Penn.) ; Ibis, 1863, p. 427, 1870, 

 p. 364; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321. 



Porzana phoznicura, Ibis, 1860, p. 67, 1861, p. 57. 

 South China ; Formosa. 



605. Porzana erythrothorax, Temm. & Schl. ; Swinh. Ibis, 

 1861, pp. 57, 411. 



Porzana fusca, Ibis, 1863, p. 426 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321. 



Prof. Schlegel (Mus. des Pays-Bas) recognizes this as distinct 

 from P. fusca of India. Though variable in size and length of wing, 

 it has longer toes ; and the pectoral red does not extend so low down 

 on the belly as in P. fusca. It is a close conspecies of the Indian 

 bird. 



606. Porzana pygm*a (Naumann) ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321. 



Gallinula bailloni, Vieill. 



Porzana bailloni, Ibis, 1863, p. 97, 1867, p. 389 ; P. Z. S. 1862, 

 p. 320. 



Throughout China in summer. It strikes me that Pallas's name 



