Mr. R. Swinhoe on the Birds observed about Talien Bay. 251 
214 Fuligula cristata. (Tufted Pochard.) 
Seen on the large jheels, in small numbers, during the cold 
season. 
215. Fuligula nyroca. (White-eyed Pochard.) 
Extremely numerous in the cold season; and is very good for 
the table. 
216. Mergus castor. (Goosander.) 
Seen on Sandee jheel, near Hurdui, in February 1859. 
217. Mergus albellus. (Smew.) 
Occasionally seen, in January and February, in small flocks of 
from three to seven. 
218. Podiceps cristatus. (Great-crested Grebe.) 
Frequently seen on the jheel at Sandee and on other large 
jheels towards the end of the cold season. 
219. Podiceps philippensis. (Dabchick.) 
Very common throughout the year, and breeds during the 
rains. 
XXIV.— Notes on the Birds observed about Talien Bay {North 
China), from June 21 to July 25,1860. By Robert Swinhoe, 
of H. M/s Consular Service. 
Before giving my notes and observations on the few birds of 
the place, it will be necessary to give the reader a brief introduc¬ 
tion to the u natura loci.” Talien Bay (the Chinese word, by 
some explanations meaning “ girdle,” and according to others, 
“ united”) is the name applied by the British to a bay in the 
extreme southerly peninsula of the Province of Leautung, where 
the expeditionary force rendezvoused previous to their campaign 
in the Gulf of Pecheli. Whence the name took its origin re¬ 
mains a mystery, as it was perfectly unknown to the natives of 
the place. The bay measures, from north to south, about 9 miles, 
and from east to west, about 18 miles. The S.E. and N.W. shores 
are steep and rocky, the cliffs in some parts rising up perpendi¬ 
cularly from the water. In the N.E. angle and on the W. the 
land gradually slopes towards the sea and forms a shelving 
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