42 Mr. II. Seebolmi on the Birds of Japan. 



300. BUTEO HEMILASIUS, T. & S. 



This is a good, species, and quite distinct from Archihuteo 

 aquilinus of Hodgson. Tlie type of Hodgson's species is in 

 the British Museum, and has been described and iigured in 

 Sharpe's ' Catalogue of Birds ' (i. p. 178, pi. 8) as a very old 

 example of Buteo ferox. 



301. POLIORNIS POLIOGENYS, T. & S. 



The skin sent (No. 2213) is a specimen of Butastur indicus 

 (Gmel. ex Lath.), of which Buteo pyrrhogenys, T. & S., is a 

 synonym, as is also Falco poliogenys, Temm. 



302. Pernis apivorus (L.). 



This bird was incorrectly identified by Temminck and 

 Schlegel with the European Honey-Buzzard. The Japanese 

 bird should stand as Pernis ptilorhynchus (Temm.). 



303. ASTUR PALUMBARIUS (L.). 



The skin sent (No. 1882) is a female of this species, no 

 doubt a bird of the year. 



304. ACCIPITER NISUS (L.). 



Authentic specimens of this bird from Japan are in the col- 

 lections of Lord Tweeddale and of Messrs. Salvin & Godman 

 (see Dresser's ' Birds of Europe,' pt. ix.) . 



305. ACCIPITER GULARIS, T. & S. 



The skin sent (No. 2070) is a young male, Sharpe, in his 

 ' Cat. B. Brit. Mus.' i. p. 150, makes the Japanese bird a large 

 form. oi A. virgatus, Temm.; and Gurney (Ibis, 1875, p. 480), 

 whilst pointing out the difterence between the two forms, 

 hesitates to pronounce them specifically distinct. The 

 Japanese seems to be a fairly good subspecies. 



306. TiNNUNCULUS JAPONICUS, T. & S. 



The skin sent (No. 2210) is darker in colour than the 

 European form of the Kestrel. Temminck and Schlegel 

 only admit the Japanese bird to subspecific rank ; and in this 

 opinion both Sharpe and Dresser concur. It must therefore 

 stand as Cerchneis tinnunculus, subspecies yajoowicz^*. 



307. Hypotriorciiis subbuteo, L. 



The skin sent (No. 1520) is a male of our Hobby in fully 



