Mr. J. D. D. La Touche on the 
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were seen by our hunters during our stay, and only two were 
shot. One had been collected by the natives previous to 
our arrival, and our collectors have obtained a few during 
their various trips to Kuatun. 
S- 13th April, 1898. Iris crimson ; bill pale bluish or 
bluish white ; legs light leaden green. Wing 5*3 inches. 
Total length 9’9 inches. 
? . 17th May, 1898. Iris crimson; bill bluish white; legs 
dull greenish. Wing 5*2 inches. Total length 9*9 
inches. Different from the male in having no rose-colour 
on the crown, which is of a very pale yellowish green ; 
the lores and sides of the face are also slightly paler. 
139. Picumnus chinensis (Hargitt). 
This pigmy Woodpecker is common in bamboo-jungle on 
the Kuatun Mountains. 
140. Eurystomus calonyx Sharpe. 
Comes to Kuatun for the summer. It is said to nest there 
in holes of trees, while at Foochow it invariably breeds in 
Magpies' nests. 
In 4 The Ibis ’ for 1892, p. 478, the Foochow Holler is 
wrongly identified with E. orientalis (Linn.). If this 
mistake was mine, it was involuntary, my intention having 
been at the time to follow Dr. Sharpe’s nomenclature, as all 
our Foochow Rollers agree with Dr. Sharpe's description of 
E. calonyx . 
4-141. Alcedo BENGALENSIS ((3rm.). 
Seen on the streams about Kuatun. 
^ 142. Ceryle guttata Vig. 
One seen on the 29th March, 1898, on the stream below 
Kuatun, and one shot in that vicinity on the 6th April, 
1898. 
143. Halcyon pileatus (Bodd.). 
Two fine specimens were shot by our men at Kuatun in 
April 1897. It probably breeds there. 
1 obtained a couple of eggs in Peling (near Foochow) in 
