CONTENTS. ix 



Geographical Dstribution of Japanese Birds. 



Page 

 List of Species, showing tlicir Distribution within the Japanese Empire, 



and (during the breeding-season) outside its limits 20 



Summary of the various ranges (during the breeding-season) of Japanese 



Birds 30 



Distribution of Birds pecuHar to the Japanese Empire 32 



Summary of the Distribution of Birds within the Japanese Empire .... 34 



Comparative table of British and Japanese Birds 37 



Climatic Variations of Paltearctic Birds 38 



Classification and Identification of Japanese Birds. 



Subclass PASSERIFORMES. 



Order PICO-PASSERES. 



Suborder I. PASSERES. 



Family PASSERID^. 



Subfamily Tukdin^. 



1. GeoclcJiJa varia. White's Ground-Thrush 43 



2. sibirica. Siberian Ground-Thrush 44 



3. terrestris. Kittlitz's Ground-Thrush 44 



4. Metula cardis. Grey Japanese Ouzel 45 



5. fuscata. Dusky Ouzel 46 



6. naumanni. Eed-tailed Ouzel 47 



7. pallida. Pale Ouzel 47 



8. clirysolaus. Brown Japanese Ouzel 48 



9. obscura. Dusky Ouzel 49 



10. cel(Knops. Seven-Island Ouzel 50 



1 1. Erithacus aJcahi(je. Japanese Bobin 50 



12. namiijei. Stejneger's Bobin 51 



13. komadori. Temminck's Robin 52 



14. calliope. Siberian lluby-throated Bobin 52 



15. cyaneus. Siberian Blue Bobin 53 



IG. Monticola cyanxis solitaria. Eastern Blue Ilock-Thrush 53 



17. Cinclus pallasi. Sibcriaji Black-bellied Dipper 54 



