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April. Blakistou's measurements — length 5 to 5j, wing 4 

 to 4^. Two of these are dingy on the underparts, especially 

 on the breast 



74. Ceryle guttata, Vigors [lugubris, T. & S.). 



A male of January, Blakiston gives length 15^, wing 7^. 

 This is w4iiter in plumage than ordinary. I have a female 

 from Ningpo, and I cannot distinguish between specimens of 

 C. lugubris and C. guttata. 



75. LOCUSTELLA LANCEOLATA, Tcmm. 



A female of this bird, shot in August at Hakodadi, has 

 come to hand. 



7Q. RUTICILLA AUROREA (Pall.). 



A female of this has also come. 



77. Anthus japonicus, Temm. & Sclileg. ; Bp, Consp. Av. 

 p. 248. 



Blakiston has sent a pair of Pipits, with the note that they 

 measure in length from 6| to 6f , and their wing from 3j to 

 3^ — which are decidedly of this species^ and prove its validity 

 and distinctness from either A. aquaticus or A. cervinus. 

 From the Museum of St, Petersburg I received in exchange 

 an Amoor specimen marked A.japonicus, which turned out to 

 be no other than true A. aquaticus. This misled me ; and 

 when latterly at Ningpo I came across similar birds, I was 

 under the impression 1 had found the Japanese species in 

 China. On bringing them to England I learnt that they 

 were nothing but ordinary A. aquaticus. I wrote to Leyden, 

 and asked what A. japonicus really was, and begged for a 

 specimen. I was told in reply that it was simply the winter 

 plumage of A. cervinus. And to think that after all it should 

 turn out a good species ! It bears a strong resemblance to 

 certain specimens of A. aquaticus, but it may be at once 

 recognized by the clear round black spots on its breast. Even 

 Mr. Dresser acknowledges its distinctness as a species. 



78. CiNCLUs pallasi, Temm. 



A pair of this Dipper have come. The specimens are not 



