36 NOTES ON THE KURIL ISLANDS. 



(?) Tetrastes mutus, common ptarmigan. 



(156^) Lagopus alhus, willow grouse. Found on the Northern 

 Kurils. 



(159) Tibrtiir gelastes, Eastern turtle-dove. Only on the Southern 

 Kurils. 



(163) Cuculus (?) canorus, cuckoo. Observed on the Southern 

 Kurils. 



(167) Picus major, great spotted woodpecker. 



(168) „ minor, lesser spotted woodpecker. 

 And probably others on the Southern Kurils only. 

 (182) Hirundo (?), swallow. Southern Kurils. 



(186) Cypselus pacijicus, white-rumped swift. 



(187) Ghcetiira caudacuta, needle-tailed swift. 



Probably the sand-martin and also the black-chinned martin are 

 to be found also. 



(188) Caprimidgus jotaka, goatsucker. 



(189) Corvus japoncnsis, Japan crow. 



(190) „ corone, carrion crow. 



(191) „ corax, raven. 



C. Japonensis and C. corone on the southern islands only, but 

 C. corax is to be found on every island in the chain, always in pairs. 

 Breeds early, the young being found about the middle of June. 



(197) Niicifraga caryocatactcs, nutcracker. Found on Ketoi, 

 where there is a small clump of pine trees, the only timber on 

 any of the islands north of Urup. It probably also frequents the 

 southern islands. 



(203) Sturnia pyrrhogenys, red-cheeked starlet. Noticed on 

 Yetorup. 



(207) Cyanoptila cyanomclana, Japanese blue flycatcher. 



(208) Muscicapa latirostris, brown flycatcher. 



(208^) „ siberica, Siberian flycatcher; and probably 

 several other species of flycatchers. 



(216) Parus palustris Jap)onicus, marsh tit. 



(218) „ varius, Japan tit ; and probably P. ater and 

 P. minor. 



(220) Acredula caudata, long- tailed tit. 



(222) Sitta eiiropoia uralensis, nuthatch ; and probably also 

 S. albifrons. 



(226) Anthus japoniciis, Japaii pipit. 



