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218. MoTAciLLA MELANOPE^ Pall. " Kisckiri.'^ 

 Motacilla hoai^la, F. J. 



Breeds on Fujisan and Tokio in the tliatcli of houses. Eggs 

 of a dirty white, spotted with greyish brown. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 

 1874, p. 154.) 



Oyama, Tokio, Yokohama, Fujisan, Yezo, Yamato, Na- 

 gasaki. 



219. Calamodyta maackii, Schrenck. 



A specimen obtained in Yezo, identified by Mr, Swinhoe 

 (Ibis, 1874, p. 154). 



220. Calamodyta insularis. Wall. 



Obtained in Yezo, identified by Mr. Swinhoe (Ibis, 1876, 

 p. 332). 



221. Calamoherpe orientalis, T. & S. '' 0-yoshi.^' 

 Salicaria turdina orientalis, F. J. 



To be found wherever reeds grow, also on the plains about 

 Fujisan. Male very vociferous, singing in the moonlight. 

 Arrives at Tokio at the end of April, generally in very worn 

 plumage. Common at Yezo. (Blakiston, Ibis, 1862, p. 317 ; 

 Swinhoe, Ibis, 1874, p. 153.) 



Fujisan, Tokio, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Yezo. 



222. Herbivox cantillaxYS? T. & S. " Ko-yoshi." 



In habits and song a miniature cou.nterpart of the pre- 

 ceding species, but prefers long, dry, grassy mountain-slopes 

 on the mainland ; also obtained in Yezo. Specimens seem 

 to agree with the ' Fauna- Japonica ' plate. 



Fujisan, Yamato, Yezo. 



223. Herbivox cantans, T. & S. '' Uguisu." 



This bird is the Japanese Nightingale ; it does 7iot migrate. 

 Song not very extensive, but has a few sweet notes. It is a 

 common cage-bird, high prices being given for a good songster. 

 Commences to sing about Tokio on the 22nd March. Heard 

 in Yezo in summer, but no specimens yet obtained in that 

 island. 



Tokio, Yokohama, Fujisan, Oyama, Yezo. 



