Mr. R. Swinhoe on Birds from Hakodadi. 145 



Cyanopolius cyanus (Pall.) . A specimen of this bird has come 

 marked ^'Tokio, Japan (per Mr. Oda) ^J." Tokio=Yeddo; 

 so we must not include this as yet among the birds of Hako- 

 dadi. It wants the white tips to the median rectrices. 



143. Passer montanus (L.). 



March. A male, from Hakodadi. There is also a female 

 of P. rutilans ; but as it is from Yokohama, we must not in- 

 clude it under a number. 



Mr. Blakiston also sends an Eophona personata, Schleg., ^ , 

 but fromTokio = Yeddo. The Japanese name for this is marked 

 on a separate slip of paper, " Ikarugra." The bird is blue-black 

 round its bill near the base, as is its smaller congener of China, 

 E. melmmra. The Japanese agrees with a winter-killed speci- 

 men of the same species, procured by Pere David at Moupin^ 

 but has the tomia of the upper mandible near the base of the 

 bill inflected into a flap on each side over the lower mandible. 

 A specimen of the same bird, which I shot near Pekin, has 

 more white on the abdomen, and a splash of black over the 

 whole bill. It was killed on the 29th September, 1868. 



There is a male Carpodacus roseus, also from Tokio. This 

 is the bird which I wrongly identified with Uragus sibiricus. 



A male Emberiza elegans, Temm., likewise from Tokio. 

 This has a separate label giving its Japanese name, " Miyama 

 hojivo." A male Turtur risorius is also sent from Tokio. I 

 originally guessed this bird to be of this species from Blak- 

 istou^s description (Ibis, 1876, p. 334) . 



In a note, Mr. Blakiston writes, " I have among my series 

 of skins of Alauda japonic a one rather large ; but I am uncer- 

 tain if the species varies." It would be interesting to ascer- 

 tain if this be our home Skylark. I have Alauda arvensis 

 from as low on the China coast as Shanghai, where A. can- 

 tarella is the prevailing species. 



" In answer to your question,"^ he continues, " on Coturnix 

 japonica, I find some of my specimens show a little dark patch 

 in the midst of the red on the throat." 



144. SCOLOPAX RUSTICULA, L. 



April. A male from Hakodadi. This is more banded on 



