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c, d. <$ S. Chan-chun, Kirin Province. July 6, 1908. 
e. jnv. $ . „ i) y> 
This and H. gutturalis are seemingly the prevailing forms 
in N. Manchuria. If I recollect rightly, the rufous-breasted 
birds were those most commonly seen during my journey 
through the country in 1907. 
51. Hirundo rustica tytleri. 
Dresser, p. 266. 
a. Kliingan Mts., alt. 3300 ft. June 15, 1908. 
Iris dark brown; feet blackish ; bill black. 
This specimen has the under parts chestnut and conse¬ 
quently may be referred to the subspecies tytleri —a bird 
which breeds in North east Asia up to Kamschatka. 
52. Hirundo rufila daurica. Daurian Red-rumped 
Swallow. 
Tacz. p. 182 ; Dresser, p. 268. 
a-h. S % ? ?c?d'?c?- Chang-chun, Kirin Province. 
July 5-16, 1908. 
i. ? . Kirin Province. Sept. 17, 1908. 
Iris brown; feet blackish; bill black. 
In 1907 I found this Swallow plentiful along the Trans- 
Siberian Railway, right across North Manchuria. At almost 
every station a few pairs were nesting under the roofs of the 
platform shelters. It is more sociable than the Barn 
Swallow and will often assemble in small colonies like the 
House-Martin. 
53. Chelidon urbica lagopoda. Oriental House-Martin. 
Tacz. p. 184 ; Dresser, p. 270. 
a. S • Khingau Mts., alt. 3500 ft. June 17, 1908. 
b. S • „ „ alt. 3900 ft. June 23, 1908. 
Iris very dark brown ; bill black. 
This bird is common as a breeding species in N. Manchuria. 
My collector has sent me three clutches of eggs ; these 
are white and indistinguishable from those of the typical 
C. urbica. 
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