14 Mr. J. D. D. La Touche on the [Ibis, 
near Shanhaikuan. I believe that examples of this Crane 
are occasionally obtained in the neighbourhood, but during 
six years’ residence at Chinwangtao, I know of two only 
having been captured. Among the flocks of Crane which pass 
over I have seen white Cranes with black wings which 
were either of this or the next species. The following- 
dates may be particularly mentioned : 12 October, 2 Nov¬ 
ember, 1913, 30 March, 1915. The birds seen on this 
last-mentioned date are noted in my diary as follows:— 
a At 3.15 p.m. two very large flocks of Cranes flew over 
accompanied by a couple of small parties: some were white 
with black primaries so far as I could make out, others 
were grey birds. All were flying together, a patch of white 
birds and then a lot of grey ones. The effect of the 
variegated V's was very curious. There must have been 
200 of the birds.” These white Cranes have a rather 
shrill call : “ coo-kee.” 
203. Grus leucogeranus Pall. 
Grus lecucogeranus D. & O. p. 436. 
I have an example of the Great White Crane, shot at 
Hsieh Chia Ying in the spring of 1915. With the exception 
of the bastard wing and primaries which are black, the bird 
is entirely white. The colouring of the soft parts in the 
dried skin are :—bill dull livid purple, apical part pale 
horn ; skin of crown and face dusky reddish yellow; legs 
dull reddish pink. The bill is serrated at its extremity for 
about 2*20 in. Measurements :—Culmen 7*20, wing 24*00, 
tail 8*20, tarsus 9*50 inches. 
204. Otis dybowskii Tacz. 
Otis tarda D. & O. p. 421. 
Otis dybowskii La T. p. 579. 
The Eastern Great Bustard passes Chinwangtao from early 
in March to the end of April or beginning of May. On the 
10 th of May, 1916, two of these birds flew over the port, but 
these were doubtless belated travellers. In autumn, from 
October until about the 10th of November is the time of 
