170 Mr. H. Seebohiii on the 



14. motacilla sulphurea. 



15. Parus ater. 



16. Parus minor. 



17. Parus varius. 



18. Ampelis phcenicoptera. 



19. Pericrocotus cantonensis ? 



Mr. Pryer remarks that lie obtained on the islands a Peri- 

 crocotus smaller and darker than P. cinereus ; but as he has 

 not sent a skin^ the determination of the species must for the 

 present remain doubtful. 



20. CoRVUS JAPONENSIS ? 



Mr. Pryer says that this Crow resembles the Carrion Crow, 

 but addsj '' beak much larger than ordinary, but short in the 

 primaries." He describes it as not at all common on the 

 islands. 



21. HiRUNDO JAVANICA? 



Mr. Namiye obtained an example o£ a '' small and dark " 

 Swallow, which may possibly prove to belong to this species, 

 which has occurred in the Philippine Islands. Mr. Pryer 

 says that it is not found in Japan, but has not sent a skin. 



22. ZOSTEROPS JAPONICA. 



Mr. Pryer says that, " next to the Sparrow, this is the 

 commonest bird found on the island," 



23. Halcyon coromanda. 



The Ruddy Kingfisher must be regarded as a decidedly 

 Malay element in the fauna of the Loo-choo Islands. It has 

 found its way up through Burma to the Himalayas, and 

 through the Philippine Islands to Formosa and Japan, but is 

 not known to have occurred in China. 



24. Alcedo ispida bengalensis. 



An example sent by Mr. Pryer agrees in every respect 

 with examples of the small eastern race of the Common 

 Kingfisher from China and Japan. 



