354 GRALL.E. 



Figures : Temminck and Schlcgel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, pi. 74-. 



The White-headed Crane has not been recorded from Yczzo, but 

 is not uncommon in the more southerly islands (Blakiston and Pryer, 

 Trans. As. Soe. Japan, 1882, p. 121). There is an example in the 

 Pryer coUcetiou from Yokohama; and Mr. Ringer sent three ex- 

 amples from Nagasaki (Seebohm, Ibis, 1884, p. 178). 



The "White-headed Crane certainly breeds in East Siberia, and 

 probably also in Southern Japan (David and Oustalet, Ois. de la 

 Chine, p. 434). 



358. TURNIX BLAKISTONI. 

 (BLAKISTON'S IIEMIPODE.) 



Areotumiv blakistoni, Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 401. 



Figures : Temminek, Planches Coloriees, no. GO. fig. 2 (female) ; 

 Gould, Birds of Asia, vii. pi. 11 (male) ; Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. ii. 

 pi. 4 (male). 



Blakiston's Ilemipode was described from a single example, a 

 male, procured by Captain Blakiston near Canton, and now in the 

 Swinhoe collection. A second male has been described from the 

 Loo-Choo Islands (Stejncger, Proc. United States Nat. Mus. 1886, 

 p. 035). A very adult female with black throat belongs (as Dr. 

 Stejneger suggests) to the same species ; it was sent by Mr. Pryer 

 from the Loo-Choo Islands, and is dated July (Seebohm, Ibis, 1887, 

 p. 179). 



Blakiston's Hemipode will probably prove to be a local race of 

 Turnix pugnax. It forms a connecting-link between the two Indian 

 races known as Turnix plumbipes and Tur?iix taigooi'. These three 

 races difler in typical examples as follows : — 



General colour of the upper I , , . 



parts in-ev I P^^^^'^^' ) Grouud-colour of tlio underparts 



( buff, sliglitlv pnler on the breast 



I and slij,'litly darker on the 



,, , , . , ( blakistoni. Hanks. 



Lieneral colour of tlio upper I 



] \ Oround-colour of the underparts 



( tnifjoor J butllsh white on the breast and 

 I che^stuut below. 



