404 Mr. R. Swinhoe on Formosan Ornithology, 
larger than the male in all their proportions. They have, too, 
stronger legs ; and the spots on the breast of the male are in the 
female converted into numerous black zigzag transverse bands. 
Both sexes differ in proportions inter se } and also in markings; 
but all lately procured have the black and the patches of reddish 
on the upper parts more pronounced than in the male I took as 
my type for establishing the species. This last was shot much 
later in the season. Specimens of T. taigoor , Sykes, that I 
received from Dr. Squire are also very variable. If I am right 
in considering the black-throated bird the female of the T, 
rostrata (and I now feel almost convinced that I am), the species 
will belong to the T, ocellata division. At Tamsuy (North¬ 
western Formosa) I saw a pair of a Turnix that were shot, in 
which the sexes did not differ. They looked to me at the time 
very like T. maculosa , Temm., of China; but, as they were high, 
I unfortunately could not preserve them. 
A Bambusicola sonorivox procured in March at Takow is very 
pale in colour. The chestnut and grey on its plumage remain, 
the former in all its normal strength; but the black colouring- 
matter is wanting, even in the bill, probably owing to some 
constitutional weakness in this individual bird. 
The Formosan Ring-necked Pheasant differs from the typical 
Phasianus torquatus of China, not only in the albescence of its 
lateral feathers, but also in its shorter tail and smaller size. I 
have a few alive in my aviary here at Amoy, but the variety is 
scarcely distinct enough to warrant my sending the birds home: 
I am waiting for Pheasants from this neighbourhood to enable 
me to institute a full comparison. The Hankow Pheasant has a 
long and closely barred tail; and I suspect on thorough investi¬ 
gation several good races of the P. torquatus will be found to 
exist in the large tract of country that constitutes the Chinese 
empire. 
I have been so unsuccessful in getting live examples of 
Euplocamus swinhoii home, that I have had an aviary built here, 
and stocked it chiefly with birds of this species. I intend to 
keep them for some time to get them into thorough condition, 
and then try further shipments. Those I have, though several 
