Extracts from Correspondence, Announcements, fyc. 411 
44 Numenius minor, Miiller. A pair of Whimbrels, brought in 
at the close of April, are certainly referable to the bird of the 
4 Fauna Japonica/ and not to N. phceopus of Linnseus. 
"Chibia hottentotta (Linn.). I was truly astonished to receive 
©ne of this species on the 29th April. A reference to Gray’s 
* Genera 9 at once told me what it was. Its gizzard contained 
the remains of wasps. 
“Porzana erythrothorax, Temm. et Schl. A male brought in 
©n 1st May. It is very similar to, but rather larger than, 
P. fusca of Bengal, but the differences are hardly sufficient t© 
warrant a separation. 
44 Gallicrex cristata (L.). A fine male, brought in on 2nd May. 
" Dicrurus cinerascens, $ . Brought in on 3rd May. 
"These acquisitions add fourteen more to the Amoy list of birds. 
44 1 have at last succeeded in procuring mature specimens of 
our j Budytes. The pair brought to me have both grey heads, 
with white eyebrows and chins, and in other respects answer 
most minutely to B. flam of Linnseus. 
44 Anthus thermophilus, Hodgson (?), still puzzles me. In 
summer the spots on the breast disappear, and give place to a 
deep rosy-buff tinge. Mr. Blyth thinks the Chinese species is 
identical with his A. rufo-superciliaris from the Andamans, but 
further comparison is required. 
46 1 have lately received several specimens of our Tchitrea . 
They all have bright purple-red backs; and I cannot agree with 
you in referring them to T, principalis of the f Fauna Japonica.’ 
"Dr. II anse, the botanist, writes me that a friend of his shot 
three Parrakeets near Canton. I must therefore acknowledge 
my ignorance, and allow that the specimens of Loriculus puni- 
cuius in the British Museum, which Mr. Fortune purchased at 
Canton, were probably procured in that neighbourhood. 
"I have lately received from Foochow a fine specimen of 
Megalcema virens (Bodd.). It was brought down, according to the 
accounts I received, from the hilly regions of Yunnan, alive. I see 
this uncouth-looking bird has already been noted from China.” 
“Amoy, May 18,1861. 
"My shooters have just brought in several birds new to this 
place; namely, of 
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