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Mr. B. Swinhoe on the Ornithology 
87. Euspiza sulphurata (Temm.). 
Seen once at Hongkong. 
88. Melophus lath ami (Gray). The Macao Sparrow of 
Shaw’s ‘ Zoology. 5 
In excessive numbers about Hongkong and Macao. The 
males are at least two years in completing their mature dress. 
89. Alauda ccelivox, Swinh. 
Common in all open country that abounds in corn or pasture 
land; specially abundant near Macao. 
90. Picus major ? Cantonese, Shu-kai” (Tree-fowl). 
This male specimen, which looks very like the European spe¬ 
cies, was brought to me alive at Canton. On a previous occa¬ 
sion I received a pair from Mr. Holt at Foochow. The one now 
enclosed to Mr. Sclater measured, when fresh, 9f in.; wing 5J, 
tail 3|, expanse of wing 14^. Bill along culmen 1J in., from 
point to commissure 1^; of a deep lead-colour, lighter on the 
gonys and at the base. Inside of mouth flesh-coloured. Legs 
and claws deep leaden. Irides brownish carmine*. 
Testicles over a in. long, oval, and pure white; left one rather 
longer. Gizzard heart-shaped, not muscular, in. long; epithe¬ 
lium fixed, with close longitudinal rugae; containing remains of 
beetles and minute pieces of rotten wood. Intestines 10 in. long, 
rather thick, with no caeca. 
91. Cuculus tenuirostris, Gray. Cantonese, “ Pun-tow - 
shooey” 
Very common and noisy in the city of Canton. 
92. Eudynamys orientalis (Linn.). Cantonese, “To-keun” 
A figure occurs in Shaw’s ‘Zoology/ 1815, vol.ix. pt.l. p.103, 
under the term ee Cuculus mindanensis” which is undoubtedly 
^ the female of the Canton bird : but it is marked “male” and 
* This specimen agrees well with the bird figured by Mr. Gould in his 
‘Birds of Asia’ as Picus cahanisi. According to M. Malherbe, however, 
this species is not his P. cahanisi, but P. gouldi. See Monogr. Picid. 
pi. 17. p. 62; but the distinctions between P. cahanisi, P. mandarinus, and 
P. gouldi, as there given, seem rather fine. We certainly doubt the fact 
of three species so nearly allied occurring in one country.— P. L. S. 
