NOTES ON CORK AN AND MANCHURIAN BIRDS. 



T. Z. S., 18S8, p. 459; Campbell, Ibis, 1892, p. 246; Clark, Proc. U.S. Nat. 

 Mus., Vol. XXXVIII, p. 155. 



An adult male was obtained on the mouth of the River Yëzankô, 

 near Mok-po, Apr. 13. Two eggs of this bird were collected by me 

 on the gravelly ground of a small and low delta near the mouth of 

 the same river. The eggs of this oyster-catcher are stone-buff with 

 greyish underlying shell-markings and spotted and blotched on surface 

 with blackish or pale brown. The two taken measure respectively 

 58.5 mm. x.40 mm. and 56 x 39.5. 



58. Hectirvirostra avocetta L. 



Sorihashiseitakashigi. 



Mr. N. Okada sent me for inspection a specimen of this interesting 

 shore bird, collected near Kunsan, N. Zenra Distr., Jan. 4, 1914. 



59 Numenius arquatus lineatus Cuv. 

 Daishakushigi. 



Ingram, Ibis, 1909, p. 468: Clark, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XXXVIII, p. 154. 



A specimen was presented to me by Mr. T. Nakano. It was 

 collected at Chemulpo, Reiki Distr. I have observed this form on the 

 Naktung River, Apr. 6; near Mok-po, Apr. 10-13; an d near Riuganpo, 

 N. Heian Distr., May 3. In a marshy place near Mukden, on May 5, 

 I have observed a bird undoubtedly belonging to this form. 



60. Numenius cyanopus Vieill. 

 Horoku-shigi. 



Giglioli and Salvad., P. Z. S , 1887, p. 588; Tacz., op. cit.. 1888. p. 459, Ingram, 

 Ibis, 19-9, p. 468; Clark, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XXXVIII, p. 154. 



An adult female was obtained on the Naktung River, near Fusan, 

 Apr. 6 ; and an adult female, at Genzan, Apr. 26. This curlew is not 



