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between Takoo and Peking , North China . 
110. Rock Tail-wagler. Tringdides hypoleucus, L. 
111. Green Sandpiper. Totanus ochropus, L. 
112. Wood Sandpiper. Totanus glareola, L. 
113. Dusty Sandpiper. Totanus pulverulentus. 
114. Red-shanked Sandpiper. Totanus calidris, L. 
Tientsin market in December. 
115. Whistling Sandpiper. Totanus glottoides. 
116. Avocet. Recurvirostra avocetta. 
I saw this bird on the banks of the Peiho in November. It was 
frequent in Tientsin market. 
117. Woodcock. Scolopax rusticola , L. 
118. Chinese Snipe. Gallinago meg ala, n. sp. 
Mr. Blyth has pronounced on a specimen of this bird forwarded 
to him from Amoy, that it is identical with G. major: now I 
am convinced that it is not. It resembles the Great Snipe, no 
doubt, in general appearance, but the Great Snipe has sixteen 
obtuse tail-feathers : this bird has twenty , five of which on each 
side are short and narrowed; the outermost being the shortest and 
the narrowest, the next longer and broader; and so on until the 
ten centre ones are reached, which are pretty much about of an 
equal length and of an equal breadth. It approaches, on the 
other hand, much nearer G. stenura , Temm., from which, 
however, it is at once distinguishable by its larger size, and by 
the fewer and broader lateral tail-feathers; G. stenura having, if I 
recollect right, seven very short and very narrow lateral rectrices 
on each side. I enclose a specimen. 
119. Narrow-tailed Snipe. Gallinago stenura, Temminck. 
Very common in August and September. 
120. Snipe. Gallinago uniclava , Hodgson. 
Closely allied to the European species. Also very common. 
121. Curlew. Numenius major , Schlegel. 14™ fa <.? 
It is hard to discover any difference between this and N.' 
arcuatus. Very common in August in the marshes. 
122. Heron. Ardea cinerea , L. 
Common. 
