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the species Balena marginata on three blades of whalebone, 
he says I have called it Hubalena marginata—thus confound- 
ing it with the whales with brittle and coarse whalebone, 
whereas the chief reason that induced me to consider the blades 
to belong to a distinct species was their very fine and tough 
structure. The accuracy of the determination is now proved 
by the very different form of its skull from that of any other 
known whale. In the same manner, the Physalus antarcticus, 
also established on finner-fins or baleen imported from New 
ealand, has been proved to be a very distinct species of that 
genus, named Sulphur-bottoms by the whalers. 
XIII.—On a Collection of Birds from China and Japan. 
By R. B. Snanrz, F.L.S., Libr. Z.S., &c. With Notes by 
the Collector, Ropert H. BERGMAN. 
I Have lately received from my friend Mr. Bergman a small 
collection of birds which he has formed during his leisure time 
in the course of his cruises between China an 
by him ; 
all praise. I shall hope from time to time to contribute further 
notes on Chinese birds as they are sent home to me by the 
present collector. The T A employed is that adopted 
by Mr. Swinhoe in his ‘Catalogue of the Birds of Chima’ 
(Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863, p. 259) ; and I have availed myself of 
that gentleman's presence in England to obtain his assistance 
in the identification of some of the species. 
1. Turdus Naumanni. 
Turdus Naumanni, Temm. ; Swinh. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 280. 
No. 15. Shot at Shanghai, Jan. 7, 1870. Legs, eyes, 
and beak black. Generally found in pairs in the villages.— 
R. H. B. 
9. Turdus fuscatus. 
Turdus fuscatus, Pall.; Swinh. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 280. 
No. 2. Thrush, caught in the rigging of the S.S. ‘Cadiz,’ 
oing up the Yangtz river to Shanghai, Nov. 28th, 1869. 
ens beak, and eyes black. Common in North China and 
H. B. 
