Mr. R. Swinhoe’s Ornithological Notes made at Chefoo. 445 
37. White’s Thrush. Oreocincla varia (Pall.). 
The only specimen I procured of this Thrush was brought 
by Constable Webster on the 6th October from Kung-kung- 
tan, or Lighthouse Island, whither he went the day before 
for a little outing with his gun. It was a male, and had the 
inside of its mouth orange-yellow. Legs and toes flesh- 
colour. Tail of fourteen feathers, the outermost m 5 shorter 
than the centrals. 
38. Blue-and-hed Rock-Thrush. Monticola solitaria 
(P. L. S. Muller). 
These came about the rocks of our hill in the neighbourhood 
of our houses in August, when I procured a male, which is 
of the size and brightness of the typical bird of northern Japan. 
It had apparently finished nidification for the season, but still 
bears many marks of juvenility about it. The feathers of the 
head and hind neck are margined with blackish and grey, 
those of the back, upper wing-coverts, and rump with black 
and whitish, of the wings and tail with whitish, and of the 
underparts with black and whitish. The ground-colour of 
the upper parts and breast is greyish blue, of the axillaries 
and remaining underparts dark chestnut. A bird procured 
before from Tientsin was of the same typical form and colour. 
The young markings seem to be retained till the second 
year. 
39. Waxwing. Ampelis garrulus, L. 
Waxwings had been taken in Chefoo before our arrival; but 
we did not see any flying about during our stay. Many 
natives in the place had them in cages. It is figured in the 
MS. Illustrations as the Hwai-ke (M.D. 4236, 5315), or 
Cedar Fowl.” 
40. Chinese Oriole. Oriolus chinensis. 
Orioles passed Chefoo, but not in any number. Some 
stayed to breed. In May I received a male, in breeding-order 
as far as the sexual organs were concerned, but still some¬ 
what whitish on the underparts, with the the long dark spots of 
immaturity, with the upper parts washed with green, the 
nuchal black band not fully developed, and the bill brownish. 
