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observed about Talien Bay (N. China), 
again. I brought the two young ones home. They support 
themselves on the bases of their tarsi when walking. The down 
is short and fluffy. Forehead, neck, under parts and wing 
white. Upper parts and shoulder freckled with chestnut and 
white. A line round the crown and fringing the rest of the 
upper parts black. Down of tail long and black. Bill and eyes 
black. Legs pale flesh-colour, with a leaden tinge; claws black. 
The adult male has the bill and eye blackish hazel; the 
latter with a broad bright yellow skin round it. Legs orange- 
ochre, with blackish claws. 
20. Ibis-? 
I only once met with a party of these birds. They were feed¬ 
ing in a small stream left by the retiring tide. As we approached 
they rose and flew slowly to another spot. I could plainly see 
that they had dark heads with curlew-like bills, and that the 
rest of their plumage was entirely white. There were six of them 
together, and they all appeared similar*. 
21. ILematopus ostralegus, Linn. 
I occasionally saw this bird flying across the water close to its 
surface with quick flaps of the wing. One perched in the mud 
and commenced raking about in it. This specimen I secured. 
It is in every respect similar to the European bird, and we have 
met with it year after year along the coast. From this bird 
being seen so frequently at Talien Bay during June, I have 
reason to believe it breeds there. 
Adult male . Bill and eye-rim bright orange-lead. Iris crimson. 
Legs fine pink, with pale brownish claws. 
22. Herodias egrettoides, Schleg. 
A large white Heron, I fancy the Japanese bird, seen in com¬ 
pany with the party of Ibis. 
23. Phalacrocorax carbo, Linn. 
A black Cormorant very like our southern species, frequently 
seen. I was unable to secure one. 
24. Larus melanurus, Schleg. 
All the Gulls seemed to be this species. They were very com¬ 
mon, though I could not discover their resting site. 
* Possibly Ibis nippon of the ‘ Fauna Japoniea/ pi. 71. — Ed. 
