430 MR. R. SWINHOE ON CHINESE ZOOLOGY. [June 9, 
Father himself to go over his treasures with me. I jotted down a 
few notes, which I will here insert. 
A very fine series of Eagles and Hawks; and among the former a 
large Gypaétus barbatus with pale underparts. A female Cercus 
melanoleucus, of a rich brown colour. 
Troglodytes europeus (?). Apparently the same as the Japanese 
species, 7’. fumigatus, Temm. 
Pericrocotus brevirostris, so marked. 
A Redbreast with red head and neck, with black line across breast, 
grey sides, red tail; Robin green above, with white belly = Lusciola 
akahige of Japan. 
Lanius excubitor, var., in different stages of plumage. 
Lanius phenicurus, with the head dull brownish, forehead grey 
= L. lucionensis; and one specimen of the species I have lately de- 
scribed from Szechuen as L. waldeni (P. Z. 8S. 1870, p. 131). 
A Warbler from Mongolia, like Sylvia curruca, with black ear- 
coverts and whitish outer tail-feathers, marked Sylvia cinerea. 
Locustella certhiola (Pall.), from the neighbourhood of Peking ; 
and a Warbler from the same locality like Nisoria undata, Bp., but 
much less banded on the underparts. 
Passer ouratensis, with black round the bill and down the threat, 
from the Oulashan; also Passer petronius, L. 
Mecistura ouratensis. Two young examples from Oulashan. 
Parus ouratensis. An ugly dusky-backed species with a black 
crown, also from Oulashan (= P. sibiricus). 
One specimen of my new Ayialites hartingi (P. Z. 8. 1870, 
. 136). 
6 Another large Sand-plover, with white head and neck, red breast 
succeeded by a black band, white belly; above brown. This I take 
to be the full summer plumage of Charadrius veredus, Gould. 
The most interesting thing in the collection, of which M. David 
had procured but the single example mounted in the Peking Mu- 
seum, was a peculiar Swan, bought in the flesh in the market at 
Tientsin. M. David did not acquire a duplicate; and it has there- 
fore not been forwarded to Paris. The priests at Paitang gave me 
permission to describe it; and as it is such a remarkable species I 
regard it as a duty to make its existence known to the Society. It is 
smaller than Cygnus bewickii, Yarr., with the neck about a third 
shorter, is entirely white, with the bill vermilion colour having a 
black dertrum, and the legs and feet orange-yellow. Specimens of 
C. musicus and C. bewickit were ranged alongside. Its nearest ally, 
of course, is C. coscoroba of Chili; but it is larger than that, and has 
the wing white throughout. It would appear to be the northern 
representative of that curious form of Swan; and I would propose 
to name it, in honour of its discoverer, as the Oygnus ( Coscoroba) 
davidi, 1. sp. 
The mounted Mammals were :—An adult and a younger sample of 
a Leopard from the western hills—doubtless the Leopardus chinensis, 
Gray, founded on skulls brought from Peking by Dr. Lockhart 
(P. Z. 8. 1867, p. 264), which, from skins of old and young brought 
