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Birds of Manchuria. 
132. Nyroca baeri (Radde). Baer's Duck. 
Fulix baeri Tacz. p. 1169. 
JEthyia baeri Dresser, p. 621. 
A male was procured at Yingtzu by Capt. Karpow on 
April 15, 1901 ( Bianchi ). 
133. Turtur orientalis (Lath.). Chinese Turtle-Dove. 
Turtur rupicola Tacz. p. 733 ; Dresser, p. 648. 
a. $ . Fan-chia Tun, Kirin Province. Sept. 4, 1908. 
b. . Hang-lung Pass. June 23, 1886. ( E.J .) 
“ Feet and iris dull red." 
134. Phasianus torquatus karpowi Buturlin. Corean 
Pheasant. 
Buturlin, Ibis, 1904, p. 405. 
Mr. Buturlin described this subspecies of P. torquatus from 
a specimen procured by Capt. Karpow on Jan. 20, 1901, near 
Te-lin. He gives its distribution, mostly on the authority 
of the last-named gentleman, as extending a through Corea 
(rarely south of Seoul), and through Southern Manchuria, 
north to Ghirin, west to the river Lao-khe, and south to 
Lao-yang. North of Ghirin,.and in the most north¬ 
easterly parts of Corea, it meets with P. alpherakyi” 
135. Phasianus torquatus alpherakyi Buturlin. Sun- 
garian Pheasant. 
Buturlin, Ibis, 1904, p. 399. 
Mr. Buturlin says that great quantities of these birds 
have been sent to the markets of Moscow, St. Petersburg, 
and London from Harbin, and I suppose it is on this know¬ 
ledge that he states that it inhabits the central and northern 
parts of Manchuria. He has a specimen from Lake Hanka 
in his collection. I have not examined examples of this or 
the foregoing species of Pheasant, so cannot express any 
opinion on the validity of their subspecific rank. 
Near Sansing Sir Evan James found a locality in which 
Pheasants were remarkably abundant, the birds being found 
