• near Hakodadi in Northern Japan. 205 



opportunity of seeing one alive^ all my three specimens having 

 been bought of native dealers in Wild Ducks, Grouse, and the 

 like, on the 24th of Sept. and the 3rd of Oct. 1865, respectively. 

 Length 9"37 in., wing 6'5 in. 



63. NuMENius MAJOR, T. & S., Fauu. Jap. p. 110, pi. QQ. 

 One specimen only of this fine bird obtained from a native at 



Hakodadi, September 25th, 1865. 



Length 33*75 in., wing 11*75 in. Bill reddish slate-colour; 

 legs and toes bluish slate-colour; claws black. 



64. ToTANUs puLVERULENTUs, T. & S., Faun. Jap. p. 109, 

 pi. 65. 



Shot on the beach near the east point of Hakodadi Head. 

 There was a small flock of them, and when fired at they flew 

 round in a half circle, first going out to sea and then taking a 

 beautiful curve in towards the beach. 



Length 10*12 in., wing 6*5 in. Bill dark brownish slate- 

 colour; eye black; legs and toes yellow-ochre ; claws black. 



65. ToTANUs GLAREOLA (L.) ; T. & S., Faun. Jap. p. 110. 

 One specimen only obtained at Hakodadi, November 4th, 1864, 



from a native bird-catcher. 



66. Tringa acuminata (Horsfield) ; Totanus acuminatus, 

 Horsf., Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 192 ; Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 316. 



Two specimens were obtained, — one from a native bird-catcher, 

 September 26th, 1865 ; the other was shot on a large swamp at 

 Kamida, a small village near Hakodadi, October 18th, 1865. 

 When disturbed it raised its head and looked cautiously about, 

 but not seeing anything to alarm it commenced again digging 

 its bill into the soft earth. 



6. Length 8*5 in., wing 5*37 in. ?. Length 7*75 in., 

 wing 5 in. Bill black ; eye chocolate-colour ; legs and toes 

 yellow-ochre. 



67. Tringa alpina, Linn.; Blakiston, Ibis, 1862, p. 330; 

 T. variabilis, T. & S., Faun. Jap. p. 108. 



Two specimens obtained : — one in November 1864 of a native 

 bird-catcher ; the other shot by Capt. Blakiston, January 26th, 

 1865, during a trip we made to Nannyabama, a small village 



