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(3.) The Hobby. Falco subbuteo, L. 

 (3.) AcciPiTER soLOENSis, Hoi'sficld. 



(4.) AcciPiTER GULARis, Schleg. Faun. Japon. ? 



Larger than the last, with longer bill, but without the streaks 

 on the throat. The British Museum has one of this species 

 from Shanghai. This must, for the present, be doubtfully referred 

 to the Japanese bird. 



10. Tawny Owl, Otus brachyotus, L. ? 

 Erase the note of interrogation. 



To the Owls I can now add 

 (1.) Otus vulgaris, Fleming. 



(2.) Scops japonicus, Schleg. Faun. Japon. 



Probably identical with S. bakkamcena, Pennant, of India. 



(3.) NiNox JAPONICA, Temm. Faun. Japon. 



Mr. Gurney considers the single specimen of this to be rather 

 referable to the Japanese than to the Indian and Malasian A^. 

 scutulatus, Raffles. 



13. Swallow. Hirundo rustica, L. 



The oldest name for this form of the Common Swallow appears 

 to be H. panayana, Gmelin, and not H. javanica, Sparrm. 



14. Tiger-Swallow. Hirundo dailrica. 



Should be H. daiirica, Linn., nee Pallas. The synonym applied 

 by the latter is H. alpestris. 



15. Sand-Martin. Cotyle riparia ? 



Is undoubtedly the C. sinensis of J. E. Gray. It is smaller 

 than, and quite distinct from, C. riparia. I have lately procured 

 this species at Amoy. 



To these three Swallows we can now add a fourth ; for Mr. 

 Fleming's series contains a mature specimen of a House-Martin 

 [Chelidon], but unfortunately with its wings clipped. I exhibited 

 this bird, with the rest of the North-China skins lent me by Mr. 

 Whiteley, before the Zoological Society, on the25thof November ; 

 and I will consequently extract from the paper then read my re- 

 marks on the differentiation of this species from its fellows of the 



