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Show 4 1 4 MR- R- SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. [May 2, 599. ARDETTA SINENSIS (Gmel.); Ibis, I860, p. 6it, 1861, p. 53, 1802 p. 258, 1863, pp. 97, 422, 1867, p. 231 ; P.Z.S. 1862, p. 320, 1863, p. 321. China in summer. Rare in Formosa. 600. PORPHYRIO CCELESTIS, Swinh. Ibis, 1868, p. 59; P.Z.S 1870, p. 428. r Porphyrio sp. ?, Ibis, 1866, p. 298. Canton ; Amoy. 601. HYDROPHASIANUS CHIRURGUS (Scop.) j Ibis, 1865, p. 541 1866, p. 405. Hydrophasianus sinensis, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321. Hankow; Amoy coast; Formosa. I watched a party of three immature birds on a pool in South Formosa in January. They float lightly on the water, like Phalaropes, but with the tail partly cocked Ihey rise heavily, and fly with long stow flaps, looking like small white-winged Herons. They alight boldly on the water, and permit close approach. When sitting they look dark and unnoticeable ; but the wings once expanded they become conspicuous white objects Ins chestnut; bill and legs light sea-green. 602. GALLICREX CRISTATA (Lath.); Ibis, 1861, pp. 56 ^67 411, 1863, p. 425, 1866, p. 297 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321PP ' South China ; westward to Szechuen ; Formosa. 603. GALLINULA CHLOROPUS (L.); Ibis. 1861 n *.fi iftfio p.307, 1863, p. 427; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321 P" ' 2' Throughout China and Formosa. p. 364; Rz's'Tslil^Sr" (IW) ' *"* 1863, P' 42?> Porzana phcenicura, Ibis, 1860, p. 67, 1861, p. 57 South Chiua ; Formosa. 1861,5ppP°5R7?A4Nn ERYTHROTHORAX> Tem1"* & Schl.; Swinh. Ibis, Porzana fusca, Ibis, 1863, p. 426 ; P.Z.S 1863 p 321 fromP S|Ar1S' ti PT-BaS) rCC°Snizes th" as distinct YtTJl'f > !?*, T h ° U g h Variable in size a»d ^ngth of wing it has longer toes ; and the pectoral red does not extend so low down onjhe belly as in P. fusca. It is a close conspecies of the IiXn 606. PORZANA PYGM_EA (Naumann) ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 321. Gallinula bailloni, Vieill. Porzana bailloni, Ibis, 1863, p. 97, 1867, p. 389 ; P. Z. S. 1862 p» Oi_*U. ** Throughout China in summer. It strikes me that Pallas's name |