250 Ornithology of Amoy. [No. 3, 



Fauna Japonica. It wanders to Arnoy occasionally during Its 

 vernal and autumnal migrations. 



38. Reguloides proregulus, (Pallas,) — modestus, Gould, — inomatus, 



Blyth. 

 "Winters here and is solitary in habits, uttering as it pursues its 

 food a long plaintive " sweet," which, in spring, repeated se- 

 veral times in rapid succession, constitutes its song. 



39. Heguloides chloronotus, (Hodgson.) 



Often seen in pairs during winter, roaming about from tree to 

 tree. 



40. Copsychus saularis, (L.) 



A common resident ; native name Cliuy Kam-Cliay. 



41. Pratincola indica, Blyth. 



Winters here. 



42. Ruticilla aurorea, (Pallas.) [B. leucoptera, Blyth.] 



Winters here. 



43. Larvivora cyana, Hodgson ? 



Straggles here occasionally, in its migrations. 



44. Ianthia rufilatus, (Hodgson) ; cyanura, Temm. and Schleg., Fauna 



Japon. Winters here. 



45. Muscicapa mugimaki, Temm. and Schleg., Fauna Japon. (see Ap- 



pendix.) 



[Genus. Ebttheosteeka, Bonap. In winter dress, I cannot 

 distinguish it from the common _27. leucura of India. JE. B.~\ 



This is a species of lively Chat-like habits, but fond of jerking 

 up the tail like a robin. It straggles here during its autumnal 

 migrations. The female or immature plumage, which has 

 occurred here most frequently, may be thus described : — 



Length 4-jV Wing 2 T V ; expanse 7| ; 1st quill T 8 -g-, 2nd 1 T 9 7 , 

 3rd and 4th 2^. Tail 2 T 2 -g-, feathers rounded on the outer 

 web, sinuate on the inner, and ending in a point. Bill T ^, to 

 gape T 5 ^ Tarsus y 6 ^, middle toe if, inner toe slightly shorter 

 than the outer, hind toe -^ ; tarse thick ; claws, especially 

 the middle and hind one rather long and pointed all black. 

 Inside of mouth ochreous. Irides black. Upper parts brown 

 with" an ochreous wash. Wings hair-brown edged paler ; 

 2nd coverts tipped with ochreous, forming a transverse wing- 



