] 12 Mr. C. lu^rcim— I )niif/iolof/ira/ 



that the nest of this species is placed on the ground is, of 

 course, absolutely unfounded. As a matter of fact, I found 

 one situated as high as eleven feet above the ground, but 

 it is usually situated at not more than four or five feet. 

 The nest is built under the fork of a small branch, which is 

 woven into the structure. The eggs are white and measure 

 0-65 X 0-5 in. 



In a cage at Osaka I saw a beautiful variety of this bird : 

 the distribution of the normal colours was faintly visible, 

 being indicated on the upper parts by a pale yellowish-white 

 tint. 



]5. Phylloscopus coronatus (Tcnim, & Schl.). Tcm- 

 nninck\s Willow-Warbler. 



rhyUoscopus coronatus Seebolim, B. Jap. Enip. p. 6H ; 

 Ingram, Bull. B. O. C. vol. xxi. p. 18. 



Jap. : Sendai-mushikui. 



(Egg,Pl. IV. fig. 1.) 



About the middle of May the song of this Warbler couhl 

 be heard throughout the Subashiri woods, but towards the 

 end of the month the birds apparently thinned out or became 

 more silent. The song consists of two or three pleasing notes 

 followed by a somewhat harsh sound, the latter being like 

 that of a European Greenfinch : the whole might perhaps be 

 expressed by the syllables tsu-eet, ts^i-eet — tzzua. Sometimes 

 these notes are changed to a soft cheroo, cheroo, but the 

 former sojig is that most commonly indulged in. On May 

 28th a Crowned Willow-Warbler Avas noticed carrying leaves, 

 and its domed nest was subsequently found concealed among 

 some dead branches on the side of a bank. This was under 

 the shade of an avenue of tall cryptomerias leading to the 

 Shinto Shrine at Subashiri, and was immediately in front, 

 and within a few yards, of the priest^s house. The first egg 

 Avas deposited on June 2nd, after which one was laid every 

 morning until I left on the 6th. While identifying the 

 female I found that she was usually on the nest some time 

 between the hours of 5.30 a.m. and 7 a.m. Another nest 

 was shown to me, but it had unfortunately met with some 



