42 Mr. J. D. D. La Touche on the [Ibis, 
The following are measurements of four birds in my 
collection:— 
Foochow, $ . 
Culmen 1*75 in. 
Wing 16*25 
» <? . 
1-97 „ 
„ 16*50 
Chinkiang ....... 
1-75 „ 
„ 16*75 
Chinwangtao, $ .. 
5 ? 
1-50 „ 
„ 15*75 
282. Anser erythropus (L.). 
Anser erythropus D. & O. p. 492 ; La T. p. 583. 
I shot a Lesser White-fronted Goose on the 14th of April, 
1911, out of a flock which was resting on the plain. 
A flock of small Geese, seen passing over on the 6th of 
April, 1913, was probably composed of this species. The 
soft parts of the bird shot were as follows :—Iris brown; 
rim of eyelid yellow; bill pink with a dark spot on the nail; 
legs orange. The culmen measures 1*25 in. and the wing 
14*90 in. Sex ? . 
White-fronted Geese were very common at Newchwang 
in the spring of 1890. I procured a specimen which, to the 
best of my recollection, was of the larger species. 
283. Tadorna cornuta (Gm.). 
Tadorna belonii D. & O. p. 497. 
Tadorna cornuta La T. p. 584. 
The Common Sheldrake passes in April and from mid- 
September to mid-October. 
284. Casarca rutila (L.). 
Casarca rutila 1). & O. p. 497; La T. p. 584. 
The Ruddy Sheldrake winters on the plain. It passes 
throughout March to the beginning of May and in autumn 
from the latter half of October. 
285. Anas boscas L. 
Anas hoschas D. & O. p. 495; La T. p. 584. 
The Mallard is one of the commonest Ducks. I have 
observed it from the beginning of March to the beginning 
of May, and from the 20th of September to the beginning of 
