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to Shaweishan during the spring-migration of 1911, on the 

 understanding that the birds collected should be the 

 property o£ the Club. It was agreed that Mr. La Touche 

 should have the refusal of any duplicates he might require 

 at cost price, that he should provide translations of the 

 notes and labels, and that a report should be first published 

 in the 'Bulletin.' In January, 1912, Mr. La Touche's 

 collection arrived. It was decided to have the notes revised, 

 and Mr. Rickett kindly undertook to work out the collection 

 and to prepare the Report. This has now been done, and 

 Mr. Rickett will give you an account of his work. 



" The total cost of the expedition will be more than 

 covered by the sale of the collection. Mr. Ogilvie-Grant 

 informs me that the British Museum is prepared to purchase 

 248 skins, and Mr. Rothschild is willing to take over the 

 remainder. It is proposed that the surplus money shall be 

 forwarded to Mr. La Touche, to assist him in continuing his 

 observations." 



Mr. C. B. Rickett said that the collection contained 

 examples of 136 species, represented by 428 skins, all in 

 fine condition, and bearing labels with date, sex, &c. 



The birds mostly represented well-known species ; the 

 following, however, were Avorthy of special notice, viz.: 

 Sturnia violacea and Fringillaria variabilis, which appeared to 

 be new to the China list ; Emberiza leucocephala, apparently 

 not previously observed so far south ; and Calandrella 

 dukhwiensis. Of the last there were five examples, but some 

 twenty had been observed in the springs of 1908 and 1911. 

 So far as he had been able to ascertain, the most easterly 

 range of this species hitherto recorded was the Province 

 of Shen-si. Its occurrence on the east coast of China on 

 migration Avas therefore an interesting fact. 



With his notes on this collection Mr. La Touche had 

 incorporated observations made in the springs of 1907 

 and 1908 and the autumn of 1910. On looking over these 

 Mr. Rickett was surprised to observe the total absence of the 



