308 MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA, [JunC 23, 



250. CoTURNix COMMUNIS, Boniiatcrre. 



Tetrao coturnix, L. 



C. dactylisonans, Temm. 



Found throughout China, in the north as a summer bird, in the 

 south chiefly as a winter visitant, though many stay to breed. I 

 have procured their eggs at Amoy. It is found also at Japan and in 

 Formosa, but is not noted from the Amoor. 



251. EXCALFACTORIA CHINENSIS. 



Tetrao chinensis, L. 



Has a wide range throughout Southern Asia and its islands to 

 Austraha. Found in Southern China and Formosa, and has been 

 introduced into the Mauritius. 



252. TuRNix MACULOSA, Temm. 



Occurs sparsely throughout China from Canton to Pekin ; and I 

 suspect also in Formosa, though I did not procure specimens. Mr. 

 Blyth considers the Chinese race the same as that from Burmah, 

 which he has lately described as T. hlanfordi (Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 

 1863, p. 8). He says it holds the same relationship to T. dussumieri, 

 Temm., of India, that the T. sykesi of India holds to the T. andalu- 

 sica of S. Europe and N. Africa. 



253. TuRNIX OCELLATA. 



Oriolus ocellatus, Scop. 

 Tetrao luzoniensis, Gmel. 

 Hetnipodius thoracicus, Temm. 



Inhabits Southern Asia and its archipelago, to the Philippines. 

 Occurs also in Southern China and Formosa. 



GRALLiE. 



254. Otis tarda, L. 



We frequently hear in China of Bustards, though I have never 

 met any. They are brought to the Tientsin market from the neigh- 

 bouring plains, and through the kindness of Dr. Lamprey I have been 

 enabled to procure a sternum. This agrees entirely with that of the 

 European Bustard, which is also noted from the Amoor. In South 

 China probably other species occur. 



255. Grus cinerea, L. 



G. cinerea longirostris. Faun. Jap. 



North China to Amoorland and Japan. Visits South China in 

 winter in large flocks, frequenting cultivated fields, and feeding on 

 sweet potatoes {Batatas edulis). 



256. Grus leucogeranos. Pall. 

 North China, Amoorland, and Japan. 



