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and in the north-western parts of the province. Swinhoe^s 
Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon manchuricum) is also supposed 
to occur in the Tung Ling and appears to be not uncommon 
in the province of Shansi. Neither of these pheasants is 
known in the mountains of this district. 
190. Coturnix coturnix (L,). 
Coturnix communis L). & O. p. 346 (part); La T. p. 579. 
The Common Quail passes Chinwangtao in March and 
April, and is very abundant during October and in the early 
part of November. Some remain all the winter. 
191. Coturnix coturnix japonica T. & S. 
Coturnix communis D. & O. p. 346 (part). 
Coturnix japonica La T. p. 579. 
The Japanese Quail is usually very abundant towards the 
middle of May and some are to be found until the beginning 
of June. It is again met with in August and September 
and most probably breeds here. A live male example, 
brought from Chihfeng in north Chihli by Mr. A. L. Hall 
in October, had the characteristic red sides of head and 
throat. This colour disappeared during the winter leaving 
the bird with a streaked face and throat. Owing probably 
to unfavourable food conditions, the red colouring was not 
fully assumed until July following, and on the 14th of June 
the sides of the head and throat had still a good deal of 
white. The red of the head and throat was again lost in the 
autumn : the cheeks and throat became streaked with pale 
red, a reddish-brown streak and a malar stripe of the same 
colour remaining. 
192. Caccabis chukar pubescens Swinhoe. 
Caccabis chukar D. & O. p. 395. 
The Chukor is common in the mountainous parts of 
north-eastern Chihli. Four eggs, taken in the Shanhaikuan 
Mountains on the 4th of May, 1915, were brought to me 
together with the hen bird. These eggs are highly glossy, buff, 
speckled with dull pinkish red. One egg is thickly speckled 
all over and has a slight cap, and large pink-red spots on the 
