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of Amoy and Foochow. 
hind neck. A white patch occurs on each side of the forehead 
and at the base of the lower mandible. The cheeks are streaked 
with the same, which accumulates to a patch on each side of the 
nape, and advancing on the fore neck with a mixture of smoke- 
grey, forms a half-collar. Upper parts, breast and flanks olive- 
green. Inner webs and shafts of rectrices deep rich brown, rest 
of wing yellow olive-green. Tail also olive-green, with brown 
shafts and edges to inner webs, and a black band at its end. 
Edge of wing bright greenish yellow, as are also the remaining 
under parts. 
Garrulus ornatus, G. R. Gray. 
Common at Foochow and Ningpo. 
Urocissa sinensis, Gould. 
Canton and Foochow. 
Chrysomitris spin us, Linn. 
Foochow. 
Polophilus sinensis, Steph. 
Canton and Foochow. 
PlCUS CABANISI. 
Identified by Mr. Blyth. Also procured at Canton. 
Brachypternus badius, Baffles. 
Bather larger than Malacca specimens. I procured this 
myself. It attracted my attention by its laughing note as it ran 
up the trunk of a tree. I have never seen but one from Foochow. 
Gecinus-? 
Smaller than G. viridis of Europe, but a good deal resembling 
it, except that the capital decoration of the male is confined to 
the forehead. I have unfortunately sent home the only male and 
two young ones that I procured from Foochow ; I can there¬ 
fore give no further note of the bird. 
Gallicrex cristatus, Lath. 
Also procured at Canton. 
Bhynchops sinensis, Linn. 
At Canton also. 
Just as I am closing this letter my hunters arrive with a fine 
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