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between Taboo and Peking, North China. 
body and moved its tail with a depressed jerk, much in the 
manner of Petrocossyphus manillensis. I think this is a new 
species, and, it strikes me, a very interesting one, as being some¬ 
what abundant. ft 
42. Golden Thrush. Oreocincla whitei (Eyton). 
The feathers of this species were picked up in a tomb-grove in 
September; the body had probably been devoured by a Hawk. 
43. Pied Wagtail. Motacilla lugubris, Pallas J ^ /: / , ^ 
Frequent in September. 
44. Grey Wagtail. Motacilla boarula, L. 
In September. 
45. Yellow Quaketail. Budytes flava (L.). 
Also in September. 
46. Wood Wagtail. Nemoricola indica ? : 
I watched this or a cognate species for some time closely in an 
orchard in August. It looked very similar to the Indian skins, 
but unfortunately I was not able to get a specimen. 
47. Richard's Pipit. Anthus richardi, 
Steph. 
48. Tree Pipit. Anthus agilis , Sykes. 
Common in 
September; not 
seen after. 
49. Japanese Pipit. Anthus japonicus, Temm. & SchL 
I think resident. 
50. Short-toed Lark. Alauda brachydadyla, L. 
Observed this bird in a cage. 
51. Japanese Lark. Alauda japonica, Temm. & Schl. 
I think identical with the bird in the "Fauna Japonica.' I 
send home two specimens. It was very common in the cultivated 
fields, roosting at night in the coarse grass and water plants that 
line the banks of the Peiho. Numbers of them were offered for 
sale in the Tientsin market all ready plucked and trussed. 
51 a. Mongolian Lark. Melanocorypha mongolica (Pall.). 
I never saw this bird wild; but, judging from the numbers 
brought to Tientsin for sale in November and December, I 
should say it must be common in the neighbourhood. 
