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REVIEW OF JAPANESE BIRDS. 



seen from the subjoiued tables of diineusious, thoiigli it maybe that 

 the Yezo l)irds have, on an average, somewhat longer bllis. The chief 

 distinction, however, lies in the coloration, bat is much more easily 

 appreciated on seeing specimens from both islands along-side each 

 other, than expressed in words which of necessity must be compara- 

 tive. In G. scanclulaca from Yezo the white markings on the upper 

 surface are much larger, and the tawny wash of the ground color much 

 paler, thus making the a])pearance of the bird cousiderabl^y lighter; 

 the superciliary stripe is particularly broad and pure white, and on the 

 pale tawny rump there are quite distinct white S[)Ots; the whole under 

 side is much more glossy and pure white, while iu the Hondo examples 

 of C.familiaris abdomen, Hanks, and under tail-coverts are more or less 

 strongly washed with tawny. 



If wc consider the tact that in Southern Europe a rather pale race is 

 said to inhabit the high mountain regions, there is nothing surprising 

 iu the statement by Messrs. Blakiston and Pryer, that they found a speci- 

 men from Nikko, Hondo, to agree with Yezo examples. It would be 

 somewhat premature, however, were we to conclude that tiie elevated 

 portions of Hondo are inhabited by a race indistinguishable from G. 

 svandulaca. Until further evidence is forthcoming, I shall look upon the 

 specimen in question as a stray individual from the north, or possibly 

 as a very light individual of the regular resident bird of Hondo. 



I. — Measurements of Japanese sjjectmews. 



Loi'ality. 



c^ ad. i Iwalti, Hondo 



9 ad. I do 



$ jid. I Tate Tama, Hondo. 



Date. 



Fob. 3,1880 

 Feb. 5,1886 

 Nov. 30,1882 



10.5 

 9 

 9 



II. — Measurements of European specimens. 



^ a 



98525 



S8008 

 98524 

 9S52G 

 111117 

 8849G 

 88492 

 88494 



Collector and 

 number. 



Stojn., 296 



Steju., 224 



Stejn., 391 



CoUett 



Bcrleppcb, 918. 

 Berlepscb, 978 

 Berlepsch, 3381 



Locality. 



d" ad. Borgen, Norway 

 9 ad do 



? ad do 



? ad do 



tS ad. Cbiistiania, Norway 

 d" ad. ! Kurbesscn, Germany 



d ad. j do 



cT ad. do 



130 

 140 

 125 



