Some time ago the talented proprietor of a “rag" of the evening Howl description wanted the ser- vices of an editor, and a gentlemari called on him about the billet. "Our policy," said he, “iz a liberal one." Then he called down the pipe. #tell the dramatical cricket to go out and get me two pies, and a pot of four sie.". This individual is one of the liberal sort of employers we have long been looking forwith a thick seled pair of boots on our pedal extremities and a Penang lawyer in our dexter paw.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1883.
WURU.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
May 24th. During the last three weeks we have had rain almost daily. The Chinese attribute the dr cumstance to Li, as they say that rain always follow him about wherever he goes. If that be the case there is not much fear of drought in the north.
On the
There are several other species of swallows which occasionally visit the island, but unfortun- ately no speciniens have as yet been procured.
No. 16-Alcedo bengalensis, Gmel. Nearly all the southern Chinese kingfishers have been observed at different times. The Sha- Ming district-some 4 or 5 miles from Macao- is noted for its variety and beauty of its king- fishers, and most of these find their way to the island. A. bengalensis is frequently to be met with near Happy Valley, though the rest of its congeners are rare..
No. 17-Halcyon smyrnensis, L.
This is the famous féi-drui or " brilliant flyer" of the Chinese, who use the feathers in manu- facturing the well-known kingfisher-omaments, The Chinese name is said to be an onomatopoetic imitation of the whirring sound of the wings, humming bird,
No. 18-Halcyon pileatus, Bodd.
allied to the turquoise kingfisher, and the Spring and carly summer. This bird is closely Chinese occasionally confound the two, although the plumage of the fatter is much less brilliant.
No. 19-Ceryle rudis, L
No. 6o-Emberiza fuscata, Palli
At least four kinds of ortolans visit the island. `E. fuscata is the commonest of the four. No. 61--Emberiza spodocephala, Pall No. 62-Emberiza (euspira) aureola, Pall. No. 63-Emberiza (euspisa) sulphurata, T. and S.
No.64-Alanda coelivox, Swinh.
This little fark, though quite common on the mainland and about Macao,'is of mre occurrence
the island.
on
No Woodpeckers have as yet been identified with any degree of certainty, although a species
occasionally seen in the Happy Valley may be the well-known Pied Woodpecker, Picus manda risus, Gould.
No. 65-Cuculus striatus, Drapiez The Striped Cuckoo and two species of crow Cutulide at Hongkong.
No. 66-Centropus šengalensis, Gmel. Summer. Occasionally seen among the hills. No. 67-Centropus sinensis, Steph."
The surrounding country is submerged and the river is rising rapidly. Apropos of this, I see by a report of the steamship 3'hanghai published in your paper that the watermark at this port was, 26ft. gin. on the 21st Inst. This is incorrect: The New York correspondent of the London, 28, is flood, and we have a good side of the Standard wires as follows.-Herr Most, of the banks out yet. The watermark to-day is zoft. Gin. On the same date last year it was 17ft. 3in. Freiheit, is exhibiting a manifesto, which he says is soon to be published in every European The natives are anticipating a flood and have and is, cutiously enough, also applied to the Pheasant are the only representatives of the
made the embankments much higher than usual. They look substantial, and it is to be hoped they will keep the Water Pre China Merchants' S.N.
Dragon within bounds. Co's steamer Haean, Capt. Dircksen arrived from Shanghai to take Li Hung-chang to the south. Mr. O. N. Denny and some Chinese offi. cials were passengers by her, The steamer left for Yi-Chi-Kao at a.m. on the 23rd inst. to await the arrival of His Excellency Li Hung-chang
This morning the Wuhu, Taolai's steam launch Hi Chiao left for the above named pince with the Wuhu Commissioner, Mr. Hughes, and H.B.M.'s Consul, Mr. Brennan, who went to pay their respects to Li. They returned about 10am. and reported that the Haean had left for Nanking about 8.30 a.m. this morning. Now that. Li is gone, if there be any truth in the Chinese idea, we aball once more enjoy fine weather.-Courier.
Language. This declares that Revolutionists, without regard to nationality, are united against Royalty everywhere. No Coronation is to be pernitted in future, and this determination ap- plies equally to the Tsar and the Prince of Wales. The Tsar's Coronation is regarded as a turning point, which will be fraught with the gravest consequences to the whole of Europe, and thousands are prepared to sacrifice their lives if necessary to prevent it. In the last resort popular rising is expected.
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(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.}
May 23rd, 1883 The Chinese authorities, with their usual astuteness, effected a compromise yesterday in the matter of their armed raid on Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co.'s premises in August last, when, it will be remembered, that after breaking into the house at 4 a.m., they robbed and fired into it. They now find they have just a little exceeded the limits allowed them by British representives in China, after having been for many years
ars at liberty to work their own sweet will in their dealings with British subjects, as far as trade and pro- perty are concerned. Indeed, to such an extent Eas their license been carried that one is almost tempted to believe that consular officials are sent out here to protect the Chinese against British subjects instead of the reverse. Not the slightest redress can be obtained against the Clincse for robbery, house-breaking, insult or Eny greater or leaser offence, and the principle of "masterly inactivity and non-intervention so at the present moment nothing is safe, not even life, Treaty rights having been a dead lener at this port for years, is therefore no cause for wonder that armed mids are made
on. British property.
At length, however, the consular authorities have uttered a gentle remonstrance to the effect that they really cannot countenance armed attacks, particularly when they are made during the night; but what, after all, bave they
done la matter of the armed raid of the
the zoth October last? Have the thieves and offi- dais been punished? Has any indemnification been made to Mesin. E. D. Sasten & Co., or has there even been so much as an apology, offered for the insult to the British government? If any of these things have been done it has only resulted in the Chinese authorities being allowed to carry out their usual policy of procrastination. Everything has been said and done by the Chinerie to justify themselves in the matter. They have even inhumanly tortured one of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co.'s servants to make him give evidence that suited tiem, viz, to the effect that the comprador was guilty of smuggling.
ORNIS HONGKONGENSIS.
The following list of Hongkang birds is far from being complete, as there are undoubtedly over a hundred species which either occasionally visit the island or are frequently to be met with Only a very small number of birds breed on the island, as there are so few places where they can rest undisturbed. Moreover, with the exception of two or three valleys where the vegetation is luxuriant, Hongkong is a somewhat barren place. At Little Hongkong, Shek-O, and in the Wong-nei chang Valley There are still several small woods which have natives, remnants
Iricts-for
of what once
escaped the altar de were thickly wooded dis evidently of wirtin be no doubt that the island, was formerly covered with arborescent vegetation, However, these woods are at present of little ex tent, and consist principally of Finux sinemis, is not, the melancholy, at crile-looking place of thirty years ago. Thanks to the Afforestation Department, the hillsides are gradually becoming covered with flourishing trees, and where they are not, the long, undulating slopes are decked with a wealth of grasses and ferns. The gardens in the Colony are favourite resorts of the smaller singing-birds, which, rejoicing in the conscious ness of perfect safety, visit the island in great numbers and fill the air with their songs.
This is the largest of the kingfishers which visit the island.. Summer.
No. 20-Riceum cruentafum, L. Swinhoe mentions having found this pretty little bird in Hongkong. I have never seen it.
No. 21-Zosterops simplex, Swinh.
This little White-Eye breeds on the island; it is a favourite cage-bird of the Chinese, Z Japonica is, frequently to be seen in the shops. of the bird fanciers.
A much larger bird than C.'bengalensis, and quite cominon during the summer. One rarely visits the woods at Little Hongkong,, or the Happy Valley, without hearing its strange, musical cry, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo".
No. 68-Turtur rupicola, Pall.
There are two Turtle Doves frequently on the island; the next species is the commoner of the
1w0.
No. 69--Turtur chinensis, Scop. Abundant, especially in summer.
70-Phasianus torquatus, Gmel.
No.
The White-necked Pheasant has been fro-
Several of the Sylviile breed on the island:quently shot or the opposite mainland near «one or two species are quite numerous.
No. 12-Acrocephalus (calamodyti) orien dalis, T. and S.
No. 23-Phylloscopus borealis, Blay. No. 24-Phylloscopus (reguloides) proregu-
Pali.
Frequent. February and March.
No. 35-Cettia(herbivox) canturión:,Swinh. No. 16-Pratincola indica, Blyth. No. 27–Ruticília aurored, Pall.. Spring. The Redstart is rather uncommon. No. 28-Parus commixtus, Swinh. Breeds on the island.
No. 29-Motacilla alboides, Hodgs No. 30-fotacilla
ocularis, Swinh.7
the
Mirs Bay, and 'occasionally in Chinese Kow. loos It rarely visits the island, as the local "knights of the trigger" are too numerous for its peace of mind.
No. 71-Francolinus sinense, Osb Spring and carly summer. Numerous among the grasses and ferns (especially Gleichenia | dichotoma) on the hillsides.. I have met with it at Sai-wan, Stanley, and above Tai-tam-tuk.
No. 73-Coturnix communis, Bonn. Common in the markets, but rarely found on the island in a wild state.. A few bred on the Southern side of Mount Davis last year (1882).
No. 73Egialites pusillus, Horsfield. Several bave been shot near the race course. Spring.
No. 74-Egrella modesta, Gray, No. 75-Garailta egrettà, Bils. No.76-Ardella sinensis, Gm.
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The Dwarf Bisern is very common on the THE BEST & CHEAPEST EVER MADE mainland. Autumn.
No. 77-Nycticorax griseus, L
The Night Heron is the rarest of the waders. No. 78-Scolopax rusticola, In No. 79-0
Gallinago megala, Swinh.
No 80-Gadingo scolopacing, Bp. - Spring and Autumn. The Chinese often call the common snipe " Quail Snipe."- No. 81-Tofaïus calidris, L.
I am not at all certain that this Wagtail is the of Af. ocularis which 1 have seen in the collec- one described by Swinhoc. Those specimens tion of Captain Blakiston appear to differ from the Hongkong specimens in several essential points. Unfortunately, I am unable to give any measurements, as all the Wagtails which were collected ол opposite mainland (around Deep Bay in especial) were sent either to the Continent or the States. A noticeable is that the upper parts of the breast and throat are quite white, forming a sort of whitish triangle, the lower parts being black. A claris of Northern China is described as having a black streak through the eye, which is not the case with many of those from Macao and Canton
No. 31-Budytes flavus, L. Breeds on the island. No. 32-Anthus cervinus, Pall. No. 33-Pipastes agilis, Syken, Both Nos. 32 and 33 are very common, and are constantly met with among the grass and "Each step underwood beneath the pine trees. you take puts up one at least, and as soon as
The steamship Euxine left Sydney for Hong- you have passed they drop-quietly to the ground again and resume their pursuit of food."-kong, via Queensland Ports and Port Darwin, on
the 26th instant, and is expected to arrive here) (Swinhoe),
No. 34-Turdus pallidus, Gmel.
on or about the 24th June,
:
•
Thrushes put in their appearance in the early spring (Feb. and March), and a few reappear in
autumn.
2
No. 35-Turdus chrysolaus, Temm No, 36-Turdus obiturus, Gm. No. 37-Turdus cardis, Temm. No. 38-Merula (turdus) siuensis, Cav, The Chinese Blackbird is very frequent in the Botanical Gardens,
No. 39-Myiophoneus cæruleus, Scop.
Frequent in the ravines in the S.W. part of the
island. It is a very shy bird, and of solitary habits, standing for hours in the shadows and recesses of the great boulders that lie along the
water-courses.
A serious obstacle in the way of the collector is the fact that no birds are allowed to be shot on the island, with the exception of the larger birds of prey, or those which come under the head of legitimate "game." Thus, most of the birds in the following list are named from per- oral observation only, no specimens having been obtained for identification. At the same time, the greater part of those enumerated have. been shot on the opposite mainland, at Deep Bay, Castle Peak Bay, Mirs Day, etc., and many of these have been sent to England and several places on the continent to be identified. On the whole, one can safely assert that nearly all ofthe birds which are frequent about Macao and Can- They know howton occasionally visit Hongkong as well; but in the opium trade is conducted and that large the following let I have endeavored to give the names of those only which have actually been credits are given.. With the comprador In
acen on the island. their hands they hold the trump card and can
The number of waders and waterbirds, which make Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co, either sub- mit to any terms they may offer or suffer great visit the island from time to time, is quite large; losses from outstanding debts. I hear on good but as most of them merely fly over from the main authority that Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co., land for a few hours during the day time they were directed to send their compradore Into the cannot properly be enumerated in the Omnis of city for examination and on their refsing orders Hongkong. There is but little room for them, were sent from Feking insisting on their doing for although the survey of 1839 put the number 30. They again distinctly declined to comply of acres of arable land-such as rice-fields, and with the command unless the examination was the like-at 250, by far the greater part of this conducted in the presence of the English Con- land has been filled up. The Happy Valley, ul and the compradore afterwards returned to especially, which at one time was famous for the great favourite of the Chinese, who call it kwa-mei or, "Painted Eyebrow,” on account of them. This guarantee was refused and the luxuriance of its fields of rice and grain, was
of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & Co. very pro- filled up by order of the Government, as the the bread white band above its cyce. The case is agent perly objected to send the man on any other dwellings in the immediate vicinity were fever-similar in Peking, where the wa-mes isone of the terms. The matter has therefore remained in on account of the malarial vapours rising commonest cage-birds, although in peint of fact the bird never resorts to Chihli. It is interest- abeyance from month to month, Messrs. E.D. Sassoon & Co. being of course subjected to. None of the Ansarida are given in the list, asing to note that Turdus naumauni, Temm, is heavy loss and inconvenience by the delay. It is probable that all the migratory sea birds also called Awa-mer by the Pekingese
No. 41-Oriolus chinensis, Gm. There can be very little doubt but that the which are found along the coast of China visit matter would have remained unsettled for years Hongkong and the neighbourhood at different had it not been for a change of ministry at Pek-seasons during the year, and the names of these ing. At any rate it is now settled as far as the complainants are concerned and perhaps they
I am indebted for the following list in a great may receive an apology! That there is great need of some reform in the consular service, no measure to Dr. O. F: von Möllendorff, who has one, living in the out-ports of China, can deny, made an especial study of the birds of Northern One of the first things that should be impressed China, particularly these found in Fechill. My on Consuls is that they are paid to protect Bri-thanks are also due to Mr. H. Pryer, who has tish subjects and their trade, and to carry out kindly revised the list. treaty provisions as far as lies in their power.--- Courlir.
CHEFOO,
31st May, 1863. On the 16th, H.E. the Taotai viited H.M.S. Linnet, and he appeared to be interested in the appearance of the ship: Mr. Coulthard, H. M.' Consul kindly acted as interpreter.
On the 19th, the Linnif left for Tientsin; she will be absent for a month and I
I hope on her
return to find her men standing on as good terms with our friends in Chefoo as the pyrs did, but it takes time to effect a condial understanding between a crew fresh
from the fields.
have already been published in the arnithological lists of R. Swinhoe and A. David.
No,
Hallitos albicilla, L. Occasionally seen in Winter. The Sea Eagle was formerly highly prized by the Chinese, who tralped it like a hawk Historical works mention
the fact that the Emperor Kien-lung, used this bird in catching the roebuck. Du Halde (vol. I., 34)-Bays: On peut l'appeller le Roi des Diseaux de proye de la Tartarie et de la Chine; car c'est le plus beau, le plus vit, et le plus cour un an doit le porter à la cour, où il est offert h ageux; ausi est-il estimé que dès qu'on en a pris 'Empereur et ramis aux efficiers de la Faucon nerie.
No. 2-Butts asiaticus, Lath. ~ One of the rarer birds of prey seen only during the cold season
velanie, ces, the Indian 3-Milvus Schleg. folks here. I note the return of Dr. Kevius and Kite. M. melanolis has been identified north of the Rev. J. A. Leyenberger from Shanghai, and the Yangtzekiang; indeed, it is the commonest of the Rev. F. W. Baller from Peking.
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No. 40-Leucodioptrum ituents, Cab.
It is doubtful whether this bird really exists on. the island-in a wild state, though it is frequently seen in cages in the shops. The Song-thrush fs
The Chinese Oriole is an occasional-visitor in
the first months of the warm weather.
No. 42-Lanius schach, L.-
Quite common in the gardens of Victoria. No. 43-Lantus Tucionensis, l
The Redshank comes in April in smallnum-
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The bird is occasionally trained by the natives to fly at sparrows and other small birds, after the The manner of hawks. It is rarer than the larger shrike.
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No. 44-Dicrurus catkoecus, Swinb. The Chinese Black Drange has been once or twice observed.
No. 45-Pericrocotur cinereus, Laft. This beautiful red and black fly-catcher visita Hongkong in small flocks about the month of April.
No. 45×Pericrocolus cantonensis Plt. Is said to visit the island, but appears to be confined to the mainland.
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1: No. 8tils cyanomalarna, Temm.
Common in April throughout the S.W. part of Hongkang. The Chinese call it "Indigo Jar" on account of its blust
Plumage. No. 49-Tehfired princepi, Temm This beautiful fly-catcher is quite rare, and is seen for a short time ៖ during,
the fall.
No. 50-Urocissa sinensis, L- Closely resembles the magpie; red bill and feet; the deep black of the head and neck shades
Mr. Head has taken his departure from Chefoo Japanese specimens are of a much lighter brown consequent on a dissolution of the firm in which than those common about Hongkong, and alto-off into a dark blue on the beak; wings and tail he was a partner, so the circle of society which gether larger birds. found its amusements in the field sports of riding No. 4 Falto peregrinus, La
will miss his presence much."
has been
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Been Shok-O and Cape
much lighter blue with whitish stripes. Frequent in the woods.
No. 1-Pica media, Blyth.
The German acction of our mall community d'Aguilar: Autumn, (acific) japonicus, Engiss mappie, distinguishable by a brighter also have to regret the departure of one who has No Corchnets unobtrusively moved in it for some time, Mr. T
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G. L. Hummel of the Customs Service, who Alsó quite uncommon; the only Kestrel which leaves to-day, to take up a higher appointment visits Southern China. Winter,
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|| · No. 6--Accipiter nisur, L
Frequently seen about the small villages on the island
No. 7-Accipiter (micronisus) | "stevenson,
Gurney
Breeds on the island among the hilla No. 8-Krupa Ceylonensla; Gmina condita - Shot near little Hongkong rare. No. 9Scops sunia, Hodg
No: to-Bube ignavaus Foster. There are two fine speciinens of this great Owl in the Botanical Gardens, a
No. 11-Ado accipitrinus, Palliativ served in the little Hongkong woods.
Both this bird and A. ignarus have been ob-
The common representative of the plumage. Frequent. The Chinese call it the Propitious Bird," and the Bird of four-fold joy.”
No. 52-Corvus torquatus, Less,
"The white-r ecked crow, though common all over China and especially so in the northern part of the Kwangtung province, is rarely seen in Hongkong,
No. 53-Acridotheres cristatellus, L.
common. The Mainah is a great favourite with the Chinese.
No. 34-Padda ortivora, L Occasionally flica over from the mainland, where it is common,
No. 55-Munia acuticauda, Hodgs. No. 56-Passer montanus, Ly
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No. 5-Chloropita sinica,
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Hong-waxhill, on account of its yellow beak.
No. 13-Caprimulguridiske, T and Shift The Japanese goatsucker passes through kong in its spring and autumn migration. No. 13—Cyfselus pacificus, Lathe Common throughout the year «No.-14.Hirunde gulturálie, Scop.
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