230 Messrs. Blakision and Pryer on 



168. Halcyon coromandeliana (Scop.) . " Kiororo." 



Halcijon coromanda major, F. J. 



Very vociferous in rainy weather, when its mournful cry, 

 kyororo, can be heard for a long distance. A few found in 

 Yezo in summer. By some mistake, Mr. Swinhoe states 

 (Ibis, 1876, p. 331), ''No specimen sent." A specimen was 

 sent, and is doubtless of this species, not C. rudis, as stated 

 by Mr. Swinhoe. 



Yezo, Fujisan, Kishiu, Yamato. 



109. Upupa epops, L. ? " Yatsugashira." 

 One specimen, obtained off the south-east coast of Yezo, 

 is in the Hakodate collection. 



170. ZosTEROPs JAPOxicA, T. & S. " Mcjiro." 

 Common in winter on the plains, associating with flocks 



of Tits. It is a favourite cage-bird Avith the natives. Spe- 

 cimens in the Hakodate collection taken there this spring. 

 Yezo, Yokohama, Fujisan^ Yamato. 



171. Certhia FAMiLiARis, L. '^ Kibashiri." 

 Specimens from Yezo are larger and lighter than those from 



the south. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1874, p. 152.) 

 Yezo, Yamato. 



172. HiRUNDo GUTTURALis, Scop. "^ Tsubakuro." 

 Hirundo rustica, F. J. 



Arrives at Tokio about 1st April, and departs in November. 

 Builds an open nest, invariably in houses, where a shelf is 

 placed against a beam for its accommodation, out of reach of 

 cats and rats ; sometimes a piece of wood is suspended by a 

 rope from the roof, on which the birds build their nests ; this 

 is removed in the autumn, after they have finished rearing 

 their young, and again hung up the following spring ; the 

 presence of this Swallow is looked upon as an omen of good 

 fortune. It may often be seen flying in and out of the rich 

 merchants' houses in the busiest parts of the large cities. 

 Eggs five or six, long, white, speckled with red. The com- 

 mon Swallow of Yezo. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 187-1, p. 151.) 



Everywhere on the main island arid Yezo. 



