1860.] Omithology of Amoy. 255 



76. Campepliaga cinérea, Blyth ?* 



Of a deep bluish-grey ; with green-black wings and tail, the 

 feathers of both tipped more or less with white, the graduated 

 tail-feathers deeply tipped. Vent white. Bill and legs black. 

 Length 9 ; wing 4| ; tail 3 t 7 q. The immature plumage is 

 lighter grey, tinged with sienna-yellow, and indistinctly barred 

 on the under-parts. The basal part of the inner webs of 

 several of the wing-feathers are marked with white, forming 

 a large bar, conspicuous on the under side or when the bird is 

 seen on wing. This species occasionally shews itself here, in 

 autumn and in spring. 



77. Pericrocotus cinereus, Strickland. 



Length 8, wing S^\. Tail 4, the 3 outer feathers being shorter 

 than the rest and equally graduated, measuring 1|-, 2, and 2| 

 respectively ; the 6 central ones are nearly equal. Expanse 

 10|. Bill £, to gape t 8 q . Bill and feet black. The description 

 from de la Fresnaye runs thus " Cendré en dessus ; lorums, 

 ailes, et queue, noirs ; front, une tache médiane alaire, pli de 

 l'aile, bord externe des rémiges tertiaires, la presque totalité 

 de trois rectrices laterales et tout le dessous de corps, blancs. 

 Longueur totale Om. 193. Habite l'isle de Lucon (Philip- 

 pines"). The female in all mine has greyish-brown wings ; the 

 black of the lore extends o ver the beak ; and four instead of 

 three lateral rectrices have a good deal of white on them. 



The male has a broad white forehead, and a black crown which 

 gradually blends with the bluish-grey of the back. The wings 

 are also blacker, and there is more grey on the sides of the 

 breast. In fact the plumage of the male bears great afhnity 

 to that of the Wagtails ; and this species forms a happy 

 transition from the grey of the Campepliagce to the crocus tints 

 ofthe Pericrocoti. It looks in, at Amoy, in parties during the 

 vernal and autumnal migrations, and is noticeable for its pretty 

 Canary-like trill cali-note. 



78. Dicrurus macrocercus, Vieillot. 



By no means common in this neighborhood, but remarkably so 

 in S. W. Formosa, where several may be seen during the 

 * No nams of my bestowing. — E. B, 



