238 EXPEDITION TO JAPAN. 



HETEROENIS SEBICEA, (Gmelin.) 



Sturnus sericeus, Gm. Syst. Nat. II, p. 805, (1788.) 



Plate 5. — Adult Hole. 



This handsome grakle is a species almost lost sight of hy modern ornithologists, though 

 known to the naturalists of a century since, and always holding its place in the hooks. We 

 have figured an adult male selected from several fine specimens in the collection of the expedi- 

 tion, all of which are from the vicinity of Macao. 



The figure in our plate is of the size of life, and represents the adult male. The female 

 differs from the male in having the head much more tinged with cinereous, and the hack tinged 

 with hrown. 



Mr. Heine observes with reference to this species : 



" These specimens come from the vicinity of Macao. Owing to the eagerness with which the 

 Chinese kill everything that they can lay hold of, birds are scarce, and appear to have become 

 very shy. This bird I obtained in the hills of Padre island, where it was flying about the 

 rocks, apparently in search of insects. I could not discover a nest of this species, but when 

 alarmed it took refuge amongst the cliffs of the rocks. If it had not been for its great timidity, 

 it would probably have shown more of the manners of the similar kind of birds which I found 

 in large numbers at Hakodadi (H. pyrrhogenys) ." 



LANIUS SCHACH, Linnseus. 



Lanius schach, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 136, (1766.) - 



Lanius ptrrhonotus, Vieill. Gal. des Ois. I, p. 219, (1825.) 



Lanius chinensis, G-ray Zool. Mis., p. 1, (1841.) 



Lanius bentet, Horsfield Trans. Linn. Soc, London, XIII, p. 144, (1822)? 



Vieill. Gal. des Ois. I, pi. 135; Lesson Cent. Zool., pi. 72? 



The present specimens from China, and others now before us from that country, are rather 

 larger than specimens from the Malay Archipelago. In other respects they are exceedingly 

 similar. Specimens are from the vicinity of Macao. 



This species is mentioned by Mr. Heine as follows : 



"Seen frequently on the hills of the islands around Macao and Hong Kong. I seldom met 

 with them in the middle of the day, but generally at twilight they were busily engaged 

 capturing insects. Large moths and other nocturnal insects seemed to be their favorite prey." 



ARTAMUS FUSCUS, Vieillot. 



Aetamus fuscus, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. XIII, p. 297, (1817.) 

 Ocypterus rufiventer, Valenciennes, Mem. du Mus., Paris, VI, p. 27, (1820.) 

 Mem. du Mus., D'Hist. Nat., Paris, VI, pi. 6, fig. 1. 

 Specimens from Macao. 

 Mr. Heine observes : 



"A bird of very solitary habits, occasionally met with about the little-visited rocky declivities 

 in the vicinity of Macao." 



