the Birds of Japan. 247 



288. Bubo maximus^ Sibbald. '' Shimafukuro/' 



The Yamashita Hakuraukai possess a live specimen; and 

 this species has been shot in Yezo. 



289. Scops sEMiTOiiQUES, Schleg. ^"^ 0-konohadzuku.^^ 

 Common ; Yezo specimens identified by Mr. Swinhoe 



(Ibis, 1875, p. 448). 

 Yezo, Tokio, Yokohama, Oyama. 



290. Scops stictonotds, Sharpe. 

 Otus scops japonicus, F. J. 



Rather common. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 448.) 



291. A.QUILA CHRYSAETUs (L.). '^ Inu-washi.^' 

 Included in the ' Fauna- Japonica^ list. The Keyoiku- 



Hakubusukan have a live specimen. Another specimen, 

 male, obtained in the Yokohama game-market : expanse 6 

 feet, length 2 feet 8 inches, wing 23 inches, tail, except at the 

 tip, white. The Hakubusukan specimen also had a white 

 tail (but it is now greyish brown), conspicuously barred with 

 black. 



292. Haliaetus ALBiciLLA (L.). " 0-jiro-washi." 



A live specimen at the Y'^amashita Hakuraukai, and another 

 at the Kaitakushi. The Ainos in Y^ezo are in the habit of 

 keeping this species alive. Breeds in Yezo. 



293. Haliaetus pelagicus. Pall. '' O-washi.^' 



The Keyoiku Hakabusukan have a specimen procured from 

 Koshiu. 



294. Pandion haliaetus (L.). '' Mesago." 



Builds near Yokohama, on Sarushima, where it remains all 

 the year round. Obtained in Y'^ezo. No specimen has yet 

 been sent to Europe for careful comparison. Kaempfer men- 

 tions this bird in his ' History of Japan ^ (vol. i. p. 130). 



295. MiLvus melanotis, T. & S. " Tombi.'' 

 Non-migratory. Swarms in Tokio, picking up offal, dead 



rats, &c. A live dark specimen in the Yamashita Hakuraukai 

 is called " Shima Tombe,^^ and may be distinct. The nest, 

 usually placed in a Cryptomeria, is composed of a large 



