Capt. Blakiston on the Ornithology of Northern Japan. 331 



shot a Curlew, which I took to be N. major ; but, being on an 

 excursion of some days' duration, it was not preserved. 



Gallinago solitaria (Hodgs.) : Temm. & Schl. F. J. p. 112, 

 pi. Ixviii. 



A specimen was shot on the 2nd of August, and skinned. This 

 fine Snipe is common in the market at Hakodadi; besides, G. 

 stenura (the Gallinula gallinago of the ' Fauna Japonica ') was 

 obtained by Commodore Perry's Expedition. Mr. Maximovitch 

 also secured a Woodcock, but the species is doubtful; and I 

 flushed one on two or three occasions : it seems to be a summer 

 resident, or, at any rate, a few breed in Yesso. 



Other Waders, of which I did not obtain any specimens, were — 

 a Godwit, preserved by Mr. Maximovitch, probably Limosa rufa ; 

 an Oyster-catcher, like the European species, observed ; and a 

 Heron, in the collection of Mr. Maximovitch, which he considered 

 to be Ardea goisagi. I observed a large species of the same genus. 

 A young specimen of Ibis nippon was obtained by the same gen- 

 tleman, and he noticed a Coot, of the species figured in the 'Fauna 

 Japonica' as F. atr a japonica. I observed Cranes flying over in 

 flocks, on their southward migration, at the commencement of 

 October, at Hakodadi. 



Porzana erythrothorax (Temm. & Schl.). Gallinula ery- 

 throthorax, Temm. & Schl. F. J. p. 121, pi. Ixxviii. 



Two specimens of this Rail, one in the adult and the other in 

 young plumage, were shot and preserved by myself. It inhabits 

 swampy places, and probably breeds at Hakodadi. 



PoDiCEPS AURiTUs (Liuu.) : F. J. p. 123. 



A male specimen, agreeing with the Eared Grebe of Europe, is 

 in my collection ; and I had another brought me one day, which 

 proved to be young on dissection ; it was too far gone for me to 

 preserve it. The upper parts were black ; under parts mixed 

 grey. Length 13 inches, and wing 6*3 inches. Mr. Maximovitch 

 considers he obtained the Black-throated Diver {Cohjmbus arcti- 

 cus). The lled-uecked Phalarope [Phalaropus hyperboreus) , iden- 

 tical with specimens from the Atlantic coast, was obtained by 

 Commodore Perry's Expedition, as well as the Horn-billed Guil- 

 lemot {Uria monocerata, Pallas). 



