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species, just as I hold Ccereba atrata, 0. wellsi, and 0. laurx to be 

 merely melanotic phases of the species of that genus inhabiting the 

 same localities. An examination of young birds in the nest would 

 throw an interesting li^ht on the question. 



COIXEUS NEGLECTUS (Schlegel). 

 BLACK JACKDAW. 



This form is represented in the collection from Korea by four 

 specimens; three males, one taken at Fusan on February 11, 1884, 

 and two between Seoul and Fusan on November 23, 1883, and a 

 female taken between Seoul and Fusan on the latter date. 



NUCIFRAGA CARYOCATACTES MACRORHYNCHOS (Brehm). 

 NUTCRACKER. 



The collection contains three males and a female of this subspecies 

 from Fusan, taken on September 23 and 27, 1SS5. 



Family STUKNIIXK. 



SPODIOPSAR CINERACEUS (Temminck). 

 GRAY STARLING. 



The collection contains a male and a female of this starling taken 

 at Seoul on January 14, 1883. 



Family ORIOLID.K. 



ORIOLUS DIFFUSUS Sharpe. 

 CHINESE ORIOLE. 



Mr. Jouy's collection contains two adult males taken near Seoul on 

 June 17, 1883, a young male taken thirty miles east of Seoul on 

 August 12, 1883, and an adult female taken near Chemulpo on Sep- 

 tembers, L883. 



Family FRINGILLID^E, 



COCCOTHRAUSTES COCCOTHRAUSTES JAPONICUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



JAPANESE HAWFINCH. 



There are in the Korean collection four examples of this species; a 

 male taken at Fusan on December I 1, 1884, and three females from 

 the same locality, taken on April 1 1 , 1886, and on December 7 and 14, 

 1SS4. 



PYRRHULA PYRRHULA GRISEIVENTRIS (Lafresnaye). 

 ORIENTAL BULLFINCH. 



Mr. Jouy's collection includes a line male from Fusan, taken on 

 April Is, L886. 



