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of Hongkong, Macao, and Canton. 
“ Button," or "Button-Quail." I have seen it occasionally in the 
possession of natives at Amoy. 
102. Squatarola Helvetica (Gmel.). 
Occurred during February, but not afterwards. One kept in 
an aviary at Amoy appears to have undergone no change in 
plumage as late as the end of May. Is this merely attributable 
to the effect of confinement on the bird’s constitution ; or is this 
race in any way separable from the European one ? 
103. Charadrius virginicus, Bork. Cantonese, " Mapaw- 
chuy ." 
A common bird near Canton ; passes the summer there. The 
females do not appear to undergo so complete a moult as the 
males. 
104. jEgialites cantianus (Lath.). 
Common during February. The majority migrate northwards. 
105. ^Egialites pusillus (Horsf.). 
Common about Hongkong in the rice-fields. Many stay to 
breed. 
106. ^Egialites geoffroyii (Wagl.). 
A large species : shot once at Amoy. One was shown to me 
that had been procured from a flock on the main opposite Hong¬ 
kong. 
107. Ardea cinerea, Linn. 
Frequently seen. Uh yj 
108. Herodias |egretta ? Cantonese, “ Pak haw " (White 
Crane). 
These birds are found in the neighbourhood of Canton, and 
are brought alive to market, where they may often be seen stand¬ 
ing at some shop-door, the primary quills twisted together into 
a knot, and the eyes blindfolded by a feather passed through 
the underlid of each eye and tied over the head. They are 
called by Europeans "White Cranes." I procured a pair, which 
I send for Mr. Sclater’s inspection*. 
* They seem to be H. intermedia (Wagler). See, for synonyms, Blyth’s 
Catalogue, p. 279.—P. L. S. 
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