nuptial plumage. The other example came from the mountains of Taiwan-foo. It was 
without markings on the back, otherwise it resembled the first specimen. Both were 
received by him in skin, and he could not ascertain the sex. 
Mr. Styan, l. с., says a specimen in the Shanghai Museum, which he refers to P. nympha, 
with P. moluccensis! as a synonym, was taken on the Tungsha lightship outside Shanghai. 
Another in his collection was taken at Shanghaï during the autumn migration, and a third 
at the same place in October. He gives no description of these examples, but they were 
probably Р. oreas, and the species may in its annual migration visit the eastern coast of 
China from Formosa to Corea. 
As will have been noticed, this species has been confused with both P. nympha and 
P. brachyura. ТЕ is, however, most nearly related to the latter ; P. nympha, with its black 
chin, yellowish-white underparts, and other characters, being easily recognized from both 
the present species and P. brachyura. 
