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observed in the Vicinity of Wei Hai Wei. 
Tlie cry is a loud sharp “ keek 99 frequently repeated and 
at once calling attention to the presence of the birds. 
Alcedo bengalensis. 
Though not very plentiful, Kingfishers are found on most 
of the larger streams about Wei Hai Wei. Two of these 
birds were observed busily fishing in the sea, at Itau Island, 
on September 8th. 
Halcyon pileatus. 
The Black-headed Kingfisher was only observed on one 
occasion in the neighbourhood of Wei Hai Wei, and that 
was at Itau Island on September 2nd. There is little doubt 
that the bird was on its journey south. The master of a 
merchant ship told the writer that, at about the same time, 
four or five of these Kingfishers came on board his ship 
between North-East Promontory and the mouth of the 
Yangtze. 
Eurystomus orientalis. 
The Broad-billed Boiler is a fairly common bird about 
Wei Hai Wei, where it arrives in May, to leave again at the 
end of September. A considerable number remain to breed, 
but never, so far as is known, in old Magpies' nests, after 
their habit in Eolden. Usually the eggs are laid in a hole 
in a tree, but, according to the Chinese, sometimes in a 
cleft in the rocks. A considerable influx of migrants 
from Korea and further north takes place at the end of 
September. 
The peculiar undulating and Woodpecker-like flight of 
this bird at once calls attention to it in the field. 
Three eggs taken, one in June and two in May, average 
1*33 x 1*05 inch. 
Upupa epops. 
The only Hoopoe obtained was shot on September 6th. 
Swinhoe met with this species once during the summer at 
Chefoo. The lighthouse-keeper at North-East Promontory 
stated that Ploopoes were, later in the year, sometimes very 
numerous. 
