1()8 Ormthulocjical Notes fr urn Japan. 



The clutch of eggs in my possession are typically marked 

 and measure ]"65 x 1'3 in. 



71. L1MN0B.ENUS FUscL's (Linn.). Ruddy Crake. 



Crew fusca erythrothurax Seebohm_, B. Jap. Emp. p. 357. 

 Jap. : Hi-kuina. 



In the swamps of Suzukawa I flushed a small Crake that 

 doubtless belonged to this species. 



72. Phasianus versicolor Vieill. Japanese Pheasant, 

 Phasianus versicolor Seebohm, B. Jap. Erap. p. 370. 

 Jap. : Kiji. 



Preferring the open scrub to the dense woodlands, this 

 Pheasant is still fairly plentiful in some districts ; but it is 

 sadly persecuted by the Japanese peasantry, who surrepti- 

 tiously shoot it and its congeners at all seasons of the year. 

 A still more reprehensible practice is that of trapping the 

 female on the nest, which, I understand, is invariably done 

 by the fortunate discoverer of the eggs. 



Early in the morning and at sundown this bird's powerful 

 crow was frequently heard in the neighbourhood of Suba- 

 shiri, from w'hence I had a clutch of eight eggs brought to 

 me on May 28th. These are light olive-brown, like those of 

 the P. colchicus, but measure only l"69x 1*27 in. 



73. Phasianus sffiMMERRiNGi scintillans Gld. Hondo 

 Copper Pheasant. 



Phasianus soemmerrinyi scintillans Seebohm, B. Jap. Emp. 

 p. 371. 



Jap. : Yamadori. 



I did not meet with this species in a wild state, but had 

 ten eggs brought to me on May 27th that without doubt 

 belong to this Pheasant. The nest, I was informed, was 

 found in the forest about three thousand feet above sea- 

 level. These eggs measure l'72x I'S in., and are of a rich 

 cream-colour. 



74. CoTXiRNix japonica. Japanese Quail. 



Coturnix commuuis japonica Seebohm^, B. Jap. Emp. 

 p. 373. 



Jap, : Uzura, 



