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The latter says that "ils ont les raiesblauchescaudalesdistinctement 

 plus larges et d'une nuance plus pure," and Dall mentions a specimen 

 from Petropaulski as " remarkably light colored." The Kamtschatkan 

 bird may be subspecifically separable. 



CUCULOIDE^. 



126. Cuculus canorus telephonus (Heine), (p. 224.) 



C. c. MiDD., Isep. Kussl., p. 124. 



127. Cuculus peniusulae Stejn. (p. 227.) 



PICOIDE^. 



?? Dryocopus martius (Lix.). 

 Bryopicus martius Dybow., B. S. Z. F., 1883, p. 368. 

 No specimeus obtaiued ; only determined from the voice. 



128. Dryobates purus Stejn. (p. 230.) 



129. Dryobates immaculatus Stejn. (p. 231.) 



? Dryobates sp. ' 



Picas cirris Pat.las, Z. K. A., I, p. 410 : 

 " Per omuem Rossiuui et Sibiriam, usque iu Camtscbatcam abundat." Not con- 

 firmed by later explorers. When cousiderins; the greater or lesser probability of the 

 occurrence of a form of Dryobates leucotus in Kamtschatka, it must be borne in mind 

 that this species is represented in Japan, as are likewise the two other species of the 

 genus inhabiting the peninsula. 



130. Pifcoides albidior Stejn. 



Ficus tridadylus KiTTL., Denkw., 1, pp. 327, 329. 

 Picoidtx crissoleitciis Taczan., B. S. Z. F., 1882, p. 396. 



MICROPODOIDE^. 



131. Mlcropus pacificus Lath. ? 



Cypsehts—KnTU, Denkw. I, p. 338. 



? " Cypsehis pacificus Latu.," Dybow., B. S. Z. F., i883, p. 356. 

 The species is only mentioned by Dybowski with a query and no fur- 

 ther details. Kittlitz describes it as " etwa von der Grosse des G. melba, 

 doch von meist dunkler Farbe des Unterleibes." 



PASSEEOIDE^. 



132. Alauda blakistoni SiE.iN. (p. 234.) 



J. arvenbis MiDD., Isep. Russl.,p. 124. 



133. Nucifraga caryocatactes (Lin.). 



Corvus caryocatactes Pall., Z. R. A., I, p. 398. 



N. c. Kittl., Denkw. I, p. 33.3.— Taczan., B. S. Z. F., 1882, p. 392. 



134. Corvus coras Lin. 



Corvm corax Pall., Z. K. A., I, p. 380.— Kittl., Deukw.,T, p. 313. 

 Corvm corat kdmtschaticus Dybow., B. S. Z. F., 1883, p. 362. 



The difi'ereuce of the present bird from the typical corax is not clearly 



stated by Dr. Dybowski. 



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