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cumference of the head and not descending at all on to the 
breast, by the absence of white on the nape, and by the ru- 
fescence of the upper parts. Blakiston remarks, “ it arrives 
early and inhabits meadows.” Where does this species go 
for its winter ? Does it also wander to the Philippines ? 
41. Japanese Lark. Alauda japonic a, T. & S. 
A male shot in March. This has more the bill of the 
Woodlark, A. arborea, the gonys of the under mandible de¬ 
scending near the tip. It is otherwise in appearance like the 
Skylark, A. arvensis, but is smaller, with shorter wing, and 
with more black on the back, and has the tail-feathers nar¬ 
rowing towards their tips, the inner web of the 1st rectrix 
having a blackish margin for about one half the length of the 
feather, the 3rd rectrix having the inner web without any 
white at its tip; and it has a much darker foot. Blakiston 
writes of the bird, “ not a Tree-Lark, as you supposed.” 
42. Eastern Wryneck. Yunx japonica, Bp. 
A male, shot in May, of the same small race that visits 
South China in winter. 
43. Eastern Turtle Dove. Turtur gelastes (Temm.). 
A female shot in April, and precisely identical with the 
Dove that breeds in the northern half of China and visits the 
south during winter. 
44. Eastern Golden Plover. Charadrius fulvus , Lath. 
A female procured in May, only in partial summer- 
plumage. 
45. Harting's Sand-Plover. AEgialites placidus (G. R. 
Gray*). 
A male and female, both of April. The female is larger 
than the male, with less black on the forehead, and a less per¬ 
fect neck-ring. She is rather smaller, and has a shorter bill 
than a female procured by myself on the Yangtze in May; 
but she has more of the summer black about her forehead and 
neck. The male is also smaller than a May Yangtze male, 
has a shorter back, smaller legs, and a wing *5 less long. It 
* Cf. Ibis, 1873, p. 326. 
